Nehemiah
Nehemiah 10:29
29hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hereby join | מַחֲזִיקִ֣ים | ma·ḥă·zî·qîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| with | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| their noble | אַדִּירֵיהֶם֒ | ’ad·dî·rê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H117 majestic |
| brothers | אֲחֵיהֶם֮ | ’ă·ḥê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| and commit | וּבָאִ֞ים | ū·ḇā·’îm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| themselves with a sworn | וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗ה | ū·ḇiš·ḇū·‘āh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H7621 oath, curse |
| oath | בְּאָלָ֣ה | bə·’ā·lāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H423 oath |
| to follow | לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ | lā·le·ḵeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the Law | בְּתוֹרַ֣ת | bə·ṯō·w·raṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| given | נִתְּנָ֔ה | nit·tə·nāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| through | בְּיַ֖ד | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| servant | עֶֽבֶד־ | ‘e·ḇeḏ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֣ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| and to obey | וְלַעֲשׂ֗וֹת | wə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| carefully | וְלִשְׁמ֣וֹר | wə·liš·mō·wr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the commandments | מִצְוֺת֙ | miṣ·wōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4687 commandment |
| ordinances | וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו | ū·miš·pā·ṭāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| and statutes | וְחֻקָּֽיו׃ | wə·ḥuq·qāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our Lord | אֲדֹנֵ֔ינוּ | ’ă·ḏō·nê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H113 lord |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 36:27 · Psalm 119:106 · John 15:14 · Titus 2:11–14 · 2 Chronicles 34:31 · 2 Kings 23:3 · Nehemiah 5:12–13 · Romans 12:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.