Nehemiah 10:29

Nehemiah 10:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
• New International Version (NIV)all these now join their fellow Israelites the nobles, and bind themselves with a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God given through Moses the servant of God and to obey carefully all the commands, regulations and decrees of the Lord our Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)join with their brothers, their nobles, and enter into a curse and an oath to walk in God's Law that was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord and his rules and his statutes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)these joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes:

Context of Nehemiah 10:29

27Malluch, Harim, Baanah. 28The rest of the people — the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with their wives, sons, and daughters, everyone who is able to understand and who has separated themselves from the surrounding peoples to obey the law of God — join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the law of God given through God’s servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commands, ordinances, and statutes of the Lord our Lord. 30We will not give our daughters in marriage to the surrounding peoples and will not take their daughters as wives for our sons. 31When the surrounding peoples bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or a holy day. We will also leave the land uncultivated in the seventh year and will cancel every debt.

Nehemiah 10:29 word by word

מַחֲזִיקִ֣ים עַל־אֲחֵיהֶם֮ אַדִּירֵיהֶם֒ וּבָאִ֞ים בְּאָלָ֣ה וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗ה לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ בְּתוֹרַ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִתְּנָ֔ה בְּיַ֖ד מֹשֶׁ֣ה עֶֽבֶד־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְלִשְׁמ֣וֹר וְלַעֲשׂ֗וֹת אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֹת֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֲדֹנֵ֔ינוּ וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו וְחֻקָּֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They claveחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• to their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• their noblesאַדִּיר'addîyr · greatH117
• and enteredבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into a curseאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
• and into an oathשְׁבוּעָהshebû‛âh · oathH7621
• to walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• in God’sאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• which was givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• byיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• the servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and to observeשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• and doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• all the commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• our Lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• and his judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• and his statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706

Cross-references for Nehemiah 10:29

• Isaiah 14:1For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and will choose Israel again. He will settle them on their own land. The resident alien will join them and be united with the house of Jacob.
• Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
• Acts 17:34However, some people joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
• Romans 12:9Let love be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.
• Nehemiah 5:12They responded, “We will return these things and require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and made everyone take an oath to do this.
• Nehemiah 13:25I rebuked them, cursed them, beat some of their men, and pulled out their hair. I forced them to take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or yourselves!
• Deuteronomy 27:15‘The person who makes a carved idol or cast image, which is detestable to the Lord, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret is cursed.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen!’
• Deuteronomy 29:12so that you may enter into the covenant of the Lord your God, which he is making with you today, so that you may enter into his oath
• 2 Chronicles 15:13Whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel would be put to death, young or old, man or woman.
• Psalms 119:106I have solemnly sworn to keep your righteous judgments.
• Acts 23:12When it was morning, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
• 2 Kings 10:31Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
• 2 Kings 23:3Next, the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant in the Lord’s presence to follow the Lord and to keep his commands, his decrees, and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul in order to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book; all the people agreed to the covenant.
• 2 Chronicles 6:16Therefore, Lord God of Israel, keep what you promised to your servant, my father David: “You will never fail to have a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take care to walk in my Law as you have walked before me.”
• 2 Chronicles 34:31Then the king stood at his post and made a covenant in the Lord’s presence to follow the Lord and to keep his commands, his decrees, and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul in order to carry out the words of the covenant written in this book.
• Jeremiah 26:4You are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: If you do not listen to me by living according to my instruction that I set before you

Commentaries on Nehemiah 10:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29They clave to their brethren - Though they did not sign this instrument, yet they bound themselves under a solemn oath that they would fulfill the conditions of the covenant, and walk according to the law of Moses.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29sworn oath to follow the Law of God: Compare Leviticus 26:14–35 and Deuteronomy 28:15–62.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-3929-37. to observe and do all the commandments, &c.--This national covenant, besides containing a solemn pledge of obedience to the divine law generally, specified their engagement to some particular duties, which the character and exigency of the times stamped with great urgency and importance, and which may be summed up under the following heads: that they abstain from contracting matrimonial alliances with the heathen; that they would rigidly observe…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 10:29

• Covenant
• Decision
• Fellowship

In the dictionaries

• God
• Moses
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Curse
• Genealogy
• Israel, History of
• Leviticus
• People
• Priests and Levites
• Synagogue, the Great

Commentaries on Nehemiah 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings