Nehemia 10:29

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.

Nehemia 10:33

10:33 for the loaves of presentation and for the regular grain offerings and regular burnt offerings, for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, for the appointed meetings, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the temple of our God.

[10:29]  ¹ tn Heb “the nobles.”

[10:29]  ² tn The expression “a curse and an oath” may be a hendiadys, meaning “an oath with penalties.”

[10:29]  ³ tn Heb “to walk in.”

[10:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “keep.” See the note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.

[10:29]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).