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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• 29joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which had been given by Moses the servant of God, and to keep and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes; (Neh. 10:29)
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2 Kings 23:3• 3And the king stood on the dais, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart, and with all his soul, to establish the words of this covenant that are 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 my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah the God of Israel, that his fierce anger 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• 29joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which had been given by Moses the servant of God, and to keep and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes; (Neh. 10:29)
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2 Kings 23:3• 3And the king stood on the dais, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart, and with all his soul, to establish the words of this covenant that are 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 Jehovah the God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul,
 13and that whoever would not seek Jehovah the 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 himself and all the people and the king, that they should be the people of Jehovah. (2 Chron. 23:16)
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2 Chron. 29:10• 10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah the God of Israel, that his fierce anger 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 Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, 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 that are written in this book. (2 Chron. 34:31)
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Ezra 10:3• 3And now 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 commandments 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• 1And at the head of those that sealed were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zedekiah. (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.