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.
• 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:
• New Living Translation (NLT)joined their leaders and bound themselves with an oath. They swore a curse on themselves if they failed to obey the Law of God as issued by his servant Moses. They solemnly promised to carefully follow all the commands, regulations, and decrees of the Lord our Lord:

Context of Nehemiah 10:29

27Malluch, Harim, Baanah. 28"The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding, 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. 30We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons. 31And if the peoples of the land bring in goods or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. And we will forego the crops of the seventh year and the exaction of 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 again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land, and sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob.
• Acts 11:23When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose,
• Acts 17:34But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.
• Romans 12:9Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
• Nehemiah 5:12Then they said, "We will restore these and require nothing from them. We will do as you say." And I called the priests and made them swear to do as they had promised.
• Nehemiah 13:25And I confronted them and cursed them and beat some of them and pulled out their hair. And I made them take an oath in the name of God, saying, "You shall not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
• Deuteronomy 27:15"'Cursed be the man who makes a carved or cast metal image, an abomination to the Lord, a thing made by the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.' And all the people shall answer and say, 'Amen.'
• Deuteronomy 29:12so that you may enter into the sworn covenant of the Lord your God, which the Lord your God is making with you today,
• 2 Chronicles 15:13but that whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
• Psalms 119:106I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules.
• Acts 23:12When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
• 2 Kings 10:31But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam, which he made Israel to sin.
• 2 Kings 23:3And the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people joined in the covenant.
• 2 Chronicles 6:16Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, 'You shall not lack a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.'
• 2 Chronicles 34:31And the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
• Jeremiah 26:4You shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord: If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law that I have 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
• Curse
• Genealogy
• Israel, History of
• Leviticus
• People
• Priests and Levites
• Synagogue, the Great
• law, law of Moses, law of Yahweh, law of God

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