Nehemia 9:37

9:37 Its abundant produce goes to the kings you have placed over us due to our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they see fit, ¹  and we are in great distress!

Nehemia 10:29

10:29 hereby participate with their colleagues the town leaders ²  and enter into a curse and an oath ³  to adhere to ⁴  the law of God which was given through Moses the servant of God, and to obey ⁵  carefully all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, ⁶  along with his ordinances and his statutes.

[9:37]  ¹ tn Heb “according to their desire.”

[10:29]  ² tn Heb “the nobles.”

[10:29]  ³ tn The expression “a curse and an oath” may be a hendiadys, meaning “an oath with penalties.”

[10:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “to walk in.”

[10:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “keep.” See the note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.

[10:29]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).