Nehemiah 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.

De 5:1,32; De 27:15-26; De 29:12-14; De 33:4; 2Ki 10:31; 2Ki 23:3; 2Ch 6:16; 2Ch 15:13,14; 2Ch 34:31; Ne 5:12,13; Ne 13:25; Ps 8:1,9; Ps 105:45; Ps 119:106; Isa 14:1; Jer 26:4; Eze 36:27; Mal 4:4; Joh 1:17; Joh 7:19; Joh 15:14; Ac 11:23; Ac 17:34; Ac 23:12-15,21; Ro 12:9; Tit 2:11-14

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).