Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And for all this we are making a stedfast covenant, and are writing, and over him who is sealed are our heads, our Levites, our priests.'
New American Standard Bible
And on the
King James Version
And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"Because of all this, we are making a binding agreement, putting it in writing, and our leaders, our descendants of Levi, and our priests hereby set their seals upon it."
A Conservative Version
And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it, and our rulers, our Levites, [and] our priests, seal to it.
American Standard Version
And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal unto it.
Amplified
“
We are making an agreement in writing;
And on the sealed document are the names of our princes, our Levites, and our priests.”
Bible in Basic English
And because of all this we are making an agreement in good faith, and putting it in writing; and our rulers, our Levites, and our priests are putting their names to it.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And for all this we cut out faithfulness, and write; and upon the sealing, our chiefs, our Levites, and our priests
King James 2000
And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our leaders, Levites, and priests, seal it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Now because of all of this we make a binding written agreement and are writing on the sealed documents [the names of] our commanders, our Levites, and our priests."
Modern King James verseion
And because of all this we are cutting a sure covenant, and write it, and our princes, Levites, and priests are sealing it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And in all this make we a sure covenant, and write it, and let our princes, Levites, and priests seal it."
NET Bible
"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."
New Heart English Bible
Yet for all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our leaders, our Levites, and our priests, seal it."
The Emphasized Bible
Seeing, therefore, all this, we, are plighting our faith, and putting it in writing, - and, upon the sealed scroll, are our rulers, our Levites, our priests.
Webster
And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, set their seals to it.
World English Bible
Yet for all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, [and] our priests, seal to it."
Themes
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » Written and sealed
Covenant » Of man with God » Nehemiah
Covenants » Conditions of » Written and sealed
Seal » A stamp used for signifying documents » Documents sealed with » Covenants
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 9:38
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Vow Of Faithfulness
37 and its increase it is multiplying to the kings whom Thou hast set over us in our sins; and over our bodies they are ruling, and over our cattle, according to their pleasure, and we are in great distress. 38 And for all this we are making a stedfast covenant, and are writing, and over him who is sealed are our heads, our Levites, our priests.'
Phrases
Cross References
Nehemiah 10:1
And over those sealed are Nehemiah the Tirshatha, son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
Nehemiah 10:29
are laying hold on their brethren, their honourable ones, and coming in to an execration, and in to an oath, to walk in the law of God, that was given by the hand of Moses, servant of God, and to observe and to do all the commands of Jehovah our Lord, and His judgments, and His statutes;
2 Kings 23:3
And the king standeth by the pillar, and maketh the covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all the heart, and with all the soul, to establish the words of this covenant that are written on this book, and all the people stand in the covenant.
2 Chronicles 23:16
And Jehoiada maketh a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, to be for a people to Jehovah;
2 Chronicles 29:10
Now -- with my heart -- to make a covenant before Jehovah, God of Israel, and the fierceness of His anger doth turn back from us.
2 Chronicles 34:31
And the king standeth on his station, and maketh the covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to do the words of the covenant that are written on this book.
Ezra 10:3
and now, let us make a covenant with our God, to cause all the women to go out, and that which is born of them, by the counsel of the Lord, and of those trembling at the command of our God, and according to law it is done;
2 Chronicles 15:12-13
and they enter into a covenant to seek Jehovah, God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul,