Neh 10:28-31 | TNotes | STEP | 10:28 separated themselves from the pagan people: See 9:2 ; cp. Ezra 9

10:28 ^a separated themselves from the pagan people: See 9:2 ^b; cp. Ezra 9–10 ^c.
10:29 ^d swore a curse on themselves if they failed to obey the Law: Cp. Lev 26:14-35 ^e; Deut 28:15-62 ^f.
Summary for Neh 10:30-39: 10:30-39 ^g Although the community had committed itself broadly to all the instructions in the law of Moses, some specific issues were being addressed in this commitment. These issues related to maintaining the purity of the community and worship at the Temple. 10:30 ^h Cp. Ezra 9–10 ⁱ.
10:31 ^j Ceasing trade on the Sabbath was necessary for covenant faithfulness (cp. 13:15-22 ^k; see Exod 16:29 ^l; 20:8-11 ^m; 31:15 ⁿ; Num 15:32-36 ^o; Amos 8:5 ^p).

• Every seventh year: See Exod 23:10-11 ^q; Lev 25:2-7 ^r; Deut 15:1-3 ^s.