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

Nehemiah 10:29

29 hereby participate with their colleagues the town leaders ^{▼▼ Heb “the nobles.”} and enter into a curse and an oath ^{▼▼ The expression “a curse and an oath” may be a hendiadys, meaning “an oath with penalties.”} to adhere to ^{▼▼ Heb “to walk in.”} the law of God which was given through Moses the servant of God, and to obey ^{▼▼ Heb “keep.” See the note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.} carefully all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, ^{▼▼ The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).} along with his ordinances and his statutes.