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
Original language and places
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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׃
- מַחֲזִיקִ֣יםma.cha.zi.Kim“[are] holding”Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from חָזַק · “strengthen” · Strong's H2388G
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- אֲחֵיהֶם֮'a.chei.Hem“countrymen their”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָח · “male-relative” · Strong's H0251H
- אַדִּירֵיהֶם֒'a.di.rei.Hem“noble [ones] their”Adjective, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אַדִּיר · “great” · Strong's H0117
- וּבָאִ֞יםu.va.'Im“and [are] going”Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- בְּאָלָ֣הbe.'a.Lah“in a curse”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אָלָה · “oath” · Strong's H0423
- וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗הu.vish.vu.'Ah“and in an oath”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁבוּעָה · “oath” · Strong's H7621
- לָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khet“to walk”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
- בְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.Rat“in [the] law of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
- הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- נִתְּנָ֔הni.te.Nah“it was given”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- בְּיַ֖דbe.Yad“by [the] hand of”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “by” · Strong's H3027J
- מֹשֶׁ֣הmo.Sheh“Moses”Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
- עֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-“[the] servant of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
- הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- וְלִשְׁמ֣וֹרve.lish.Mor“and to take care”Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
- וְלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתve.la.'a.Sot“and to do”Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- מִצְוֹת֙mitz.Vot“[the] commandments of”Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מִצְוָה · “commandment” · Strong's H4687
- יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- 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
- וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוu.mish.pa.Tav“and judgments his”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִשְׁפָּט · “judgement” · Strong's H4941G
- 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)