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Nehemiah 9

Neh. 9:38 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And because of all this we make
karath (Hebrew #3772)
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)
KJV usage: be chewed, be con-(feder-)ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league ((covenant)), X lose, perish, X utterly, X want.
Pronounce: kaw-rath'
Origin: a primitive root
o a sure
'amanah (Hebrew #548)
something fixed, i.e. a covenant. an allowance
KJV usage: certain portion, sure.
Pronounce: am-aw-naw'
Origin: feminine of 543
covenant, and write
kathab (Hebrew #3789)
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
KJV usage: describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
Pronounce: kaw-thab'
Origin: a primitive root
it; and our princes
sar (Hebrew #8269)
a head person (of any rank or class)
KJV usage: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, ((-task- ))master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
Pronounce: sar
Origin: from 8323
, Levites
Leviyiy (Hebrew #3881)
patronymically from 3878; a Levite or descendant of Levi
KJV usage: Leviite.
Pronounce: lay-vee-ee'
Origin: or Leviy {lay-vee'}
, and priests
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
, γseal
chatham (Hebrew #2856)
to close up; especially to seal
KJV usage: make an end, mark, seal (up), stop.
Pronounce: khaw-tham'
Origin: a primitive root
unto it.
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Neh. 10:29• 29They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; (Neh. 10:29)
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2 Kings 23:3• 3And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant. (2 Kings 23:3)
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2 Chron. 29:10• 10Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us. (2 Chron. 29:10)
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are at the sealing, or, sealed.

More on:

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Covenant,
Levites,
Priest; Priesthood,
Prince; Princess,
Seal; Signet

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Ministry on This Verse

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we make.
Neh. 10:29• 29They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; (Neh. 10:29)
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2 Kings 23:3• 3And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant. (2 Kings 23:3)
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2 Chron. 15:12‑13• 12And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
 13That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. (2 Chron. 15:12‑13)
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2 Chron. 23:16• 16And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord's people. (2 Chron. 23:16)
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2 Chron. 29:10• 10Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us. (2 Chron. 29:10)
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2 Chron. 34:31• 31And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book. (2 Chron. 34:31)
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Ezra 10:3• 3Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. (Ezra 10:3)
seal unto it.
Heb. are at the sealing, or sealed.
Neh. 10:1• 1Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, (Neh. 10:1)
• We like to remind God that He is loving, gracious, and full of mercy, without accepting responsibility for our behaviour — this is neither confession nor repentance. There was, however, a clear desire with the people to change course — though once again, it was based on their own strength. (“Confession - Neh. 9:3-38” by N. Simon)
• Their only refuge was in the mercy of their God. And it was upon this that they cast themselves—unreservedly cast themselves—admitting again and again that they had no claim except indeed upon what God was toward them. And well would it have been if they had left themselves there, if they had rested alone upon their merciful and gracious God. But they went further. (“Exposition on Nehemiah: Nehemiah 9” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests are at the sealing.