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Nehemiah 10:29-30

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10:29 hereby participate with their colleagues the town leaders 1  and enter into a curse and an oath 2  to adhere to 3  the law of God which was given through Moses the servant of God, and to obey 4  carefully all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, 5  along with his ordinances and his statutes.

10:30 “We will not give our daughters in marriage to the neighboring peoples, and we will not take their daughters in marriage for our sons.

1 tn Heb “the nobles.”

2 tn The expression “a curse and an oath” may be a hendiadys, meaning “an oath with penalties.”

3 tn Heb “to walk in.”

4 tn Heb “keep.” See the note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.

5 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).



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