Nehemiah 10:29

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;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
clave	מַחֲזִיקִ֣ים ma.cha.zi.Kim	H2388	to fasten upon · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute
brethren	אֲחֵיהֶם֮ 'a.chei.Hem	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
nobles	אַדִּירֵיהֶם֒ 'a.di.rei.Hem	H117	wide or (generally) large · adjective, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
entered	וּבָאִ֞ים u.va.'Im	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
curse	בְּאָלָ֣ה be.'a.Lah	H423	an imprecation · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
oath	וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗ה u.vish.vu.'Ah	H7621	properly · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
walk	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
God’s	הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
law	בְּתוֹרַ֣ת be.to.Rat	H8451	a precept or statute · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
given	נִתְּנָ֔ה ni.te.Nah	H5414	to give · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
by	בְּיַ֖ד be.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֣ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
servant	עֶֽבֶד 'e.ved-	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
observe	וְלִשְׁמ֣וֹר ve.lish.Mor	H8104	properly · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
do	וְלַעֲשׂ֗וֹת ve.la.'a.Sot	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
commandments	מִצְוֹת֙ mitz.Vot	H4687	a command · noun, common feminine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
Lord	אֲדֹנֵ֔ינוּ 'a.do.Nei.nu	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
judgments	וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו u.mish.pa.Tav	H4941	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
statutes	וְחֻקָּֽיו ve.chu.Kav	H2706	an enactment · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
Psalms 119:106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
John 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
2 Kings 23:3 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonie…
2 Chronicles 34:31 And 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 testimon…
Nehemiah 5:12-13 Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an…
Romans 12:9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 10:1-31

When Israel was first brought into covenant with God it was done by sacrifice and the sprinkling of blood, Ex. 24. But here it was done by the more natural and common way of sealing and subscribing the written articles of the covenant, which bound them to no more than was already their duty. Now here we have, I. The names of those public persons who, as the representatives and heads of the congregation, set their hands and seals to this covenant, because it would have been an endless piece of work for every particular person to do it; and, if these leading men did their part in pursuance of this covenant, their example would have a good influence upon all the people. Now observe, 1. Nehemiah…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 10:29

POINTS OF THE COVENANT. (Neh 10:29-39) 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 the sabbath; that they would let the land enjoy rest and remit debts every seventh year; that they would contribute to the maintenance of the temple service, the necessary expenses of which had formerly been de…

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Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 10:29

They 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.

John Gill on Nehemiah 10:29

They clave to their brethren, their nobles,.... Who had signed and sealed the covenant, they declared their approbation of it, attended to it, and ratified what they had done in their name: and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God; they bound themselves with an oath that they would keep the law of God, and added a curse or imprecation on themselves to it should they break it; or, according to Piscator, they went into the space between the two pieces of the calf, which they cut asunder for the confirmation of the covenant, and so they cursed themselves if they should break it, see Jeremiah 34:18 and to observe and do all t…

Dictionary and topics

Alliance And Society With The Enemies Of God · Examples of avoiding: Nehemiah, &c — Examples of avoiding: Nehemiah, &c
Covenants · Illustrative: Of the united determination of a people to serve God — Illustrative: Of the united determination of a people to serve God
Decision · Exhibited in: Keeping the commandments of God — Exhibited in: Keeping the commandments of God
Forsaking God · Resolve against — Resolve against
Law Of God, The · Saints: Pledge themselves to walk in — Saints: Pledge themselves to walk in
Nethinim · Were zealous for the covenant — Were zealous for the covenant
Oaths · Used for: Binding to performance of sacred duties — Used for: Binding to performance of sacred duties
Proselytes · Required: To enter into covenant to serve the Lord — Required: To enter into covenant to serve the Lord

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Nehemiah 10:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 10:1-31

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 10:29

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 10:29

John Gill on Nehemiah 10:29

Dictionary and topics

Nehemiah 10:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 10:1-31

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 10:29

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 10:29

John Gill on Nehemiah 10:29

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 10:29-32

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 10:29

Rashi on Nehemiah 10:29