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;

They clave {H2388} to their brethren {H251}, their nobles {H117}, and entered {H935} into a curse {H423}, and into an oath {H7621}, to walk {H3212} in God's {H430} law {H8451}, which was given {H5414} by {H3027} Moses {H4872} the servant {H5650} of God {H430}, and to observe {H8104} and do {H6213} all the commandments {H4687} of the LORD {H3068} our Lord {H113}, and his judgments {H4941} and his statutes {H2706};

joined their kinsmen and their leaders in swearing an oath, accompanied by a curse [in case of noncompliance], as follows: "We will live by God's Torah, given by Moshe the servant of God, and will perform and obey all the mitzvot, rulings and laws of ADONAI our Lord.

hereby 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 carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.

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 Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

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Cross-References

  • Ezekiel 36:27 (6 votes)

    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 (5 votes)

    ¶ I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

  • John 15:14 (4 votes)

    Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

  • Titus 2:11 (4 votes)

    ¶ For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

  • Titus 2:14 (4 votes)

    Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

  • 2 Kings 23:3 (3 votes)

    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 testimonies and his statutes with all [their] heart and all [their] soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.

  • Nehemiah 5:12 (3 votes)

    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 oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.