Neh 9:38 | NETfull | STEP | [Heb. 10:1] “Because of all of this we are entering into a binding covenant in written form; our leaders, our Levites, and our priests have affixed their names on the sealed document.”

Nehemiah 9:38

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38 [Heb. 10:1] ^{▼▼ Beginning with 9:38, the verse numbers through 10:39 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 9:38 ET = 10:1 HT, 10:1 ET = 10:2 HT, 10:2 ET = 10:3 HT, etc., through 10:39 ET = 10:40 HT. Beginning with 11:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.} “Because of all of this we are entering into a binding covenant ^{▼▼ Heb “we are cutting.”} in written form; ^{▼▼ Heb “and writing.”} our leaders, our Levites, and our priests have affixed their names ^{▼▼ Heb “our leaders, our Levites, and our priests on the sealed document.” The Hebrew text is elliptical here; the words “have affixed their names” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons. Cf. v. 2.} on the sealed document.”