Nehemiah 10:29

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.
Nehemiah 10:29
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מַחֲזִיקִ֣ים עַל־אֲחֵיהֶם֮ אַדִּירֵיהֶם֒ וּבָאִ֞ים בְּאָלָ֣ה וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗ה לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ בְּתוֹרַ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִתְּנָ֔ה בְּיַ֖ד מֹשֶׁ֣ה עֶֽבֶד־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְלִשְׁמ֣וֹר וְלַעֲשׂ֗וֹת אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֹת֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֲדֹנֵ֔ינוּ וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו וְחֻקָּֽיו׃

  1. מַחֲזִיקִ֣יםma.cha.zi.Kim“[are] holding”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from חָזַק · “strengthen” · Strong's H2388G
  2. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. אֲחֵיהֶם֮'a.chei.Hem“countrymen their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָח · “male-relative” · Strong's H0251H
  4. אַדִּירֵיהֶם֒'a.di.rei.Hem“noble [ones] their”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אַדִּיר · “great” · Strong's H0117
  5. וּבָאִ֞יםu.va.'Im“and [are] going”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  6. בְּאָלָ֣הbe.'a.Lah“in a curse”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אָלָה · “oath” · Strong's H0423
  7. וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗הu.vish.vu.'Ah“and in an oath”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁבוּעָה · “oath” · Strong's H7621
  8. לָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khet“to walk”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  9. בְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.Rat“in [the] law of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
  10. הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  11. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  12. נִתְּנָ֔הni.te.Nah“it was given”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  13. בְּיַ֖דbe.Yad“by [the] hand of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “by” · Strong's H3027J
  14. מֹשֶׁ֣הmo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  15. עֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-“[the] servant of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  16. הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  17. וְלִשְׁמ֣וֹרve.lish.Mor“and to take care”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  18. וְלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתve.la.'a.Sot“and to do”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  19. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  20. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  21. מִצְוֹת֙mitz.Vot“[the] commandments of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מִצְוָה · “commandment” · Strong's H4687
  22. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  23. אֲדֹנֵ֔ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nu“lord<s> our”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  24. וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוu.mish.pa.Tav“and judgments his”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִשְׁפָּט · “judgement” · Strong's H4941G
  25. וְחֻקָּֽיו׃ve.chu.Kav“and statutes his”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֹק · “decree” · Strong's H2706G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)