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On this sealed document are the names of our leaders and Levites and priests.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Because of all this we make a firm covenant in writing; on the sealed document are the names of our princes, our Levites, and our priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And because of all this we make a sure <i>covenant</i>, and write <i>it</i>; and our princes, Levites, <i>and</i> priests, seal <i>unto it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And because of all this, We make a sure <i>covenant</i> and write <i>it;</i> Our leaders, our Levites, <i>and</i> our priests seal <i>it.</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now because of all this We are making an agreement in writing; And on the sealed <i>document are the names of</i> our leaders, our Levites, <i>and</i> our priests.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now because of all this We are making an agreement in writing; And on the sealed document are the names of our leaders, our Levites and our priests.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now because of all this We are making an agreement in writing; And on the sealed document <i>are the names of</i> our leaders, our Levites <i>and</i> our priests.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Now because of all this We are cutting an agreement in writing; And on the sealed document <i>are the names of</i> our princes, our Levites, <i>and</i> our priests.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Now because of all this We are making an agreement in writing; And on the sealed document <i>are the names</i> of our princes, our Levites, and our priests.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In view of all this, we are making a binding agreement in writing on a sealed document containing the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In view of all this, we are making a binding agreement in writing on a sealed document containing the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal unto it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And so, a firm agreement was made that had the official approval of the leaders, the Levites, and priests. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal unto it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"We are making a binding agreement [and putting it] in writing because of all this. Our leaders, Levites, and priests are putting their seals on the document."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Because of all that has happened, we, the people of Israel, hereby make a solemn written agreement, and our leaders, our Levites, and our priests put their seals to it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"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." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"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." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yet for all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our leaders, our Levites, and our priests, seal it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, set their seals to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yet for all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal it.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And for all this we are making a steadfast covenant, "" And are writing, "" And over him who is sealed "" [Are] our heads, our Levites, [and] our priests.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And for all this we cut out faithfulness, and write; and upon the sealing, our chiefs, our Levites, and our priests.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />and because of all this we ourselves make a covenant, and write it, and our princes, our Levites, and our priests sign it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, concerning all of these things, we ourselves are forming and writing a covenant, and our leaders, our Levites, and our priests are signing it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In view of all this, we are entering into a firm pact, which we are putting into writing. On the sealed document appear the names of our princes, our Levites, and our priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Because of all this we make a firm agreement in writing, and on that sealed document are inscribed the names of our officials, our Levites, and our priests.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And in view of all these things we make a sure covenant and bear witness over the seal, even our elders, Levites, and priests, and all those who have been spared of us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And among all these we swear in the truth and we testify to the seal, our Elders and the Levites and our Priests and all those who lived among us.” <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and subscribe it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, set their seal unto it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And in regard to all these circumstances we make a covenant, and write <i>it</i>, and our princes, our Levites, <i>and</i> our priests, set their seal to <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=2776" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">The People Confess Their Sins</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">37</span>Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress. <span class="reftext">38</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḇə·ḵāl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">In view of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/587.htm" title="587: ’ă·naḥ·nū (Pro-1cp) -- We. Apparently from 'anokiy; we.">we</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: kō·rə·ṯîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">make</a> <a href="/hebrew/548.htm" title="548: ’ă·mā·nāh (N-fs) -- Faith, support. Feminine of 'amen; something fixed, i.e. A covenant. An allowance.">a binding agreement,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: wə·ḵō·ṯə·ḇîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">putting it in writing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/2856.htm" title="2856: he·ḥā·ṯūm (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To seal, affix a seal, seal up. A primitive root; to close up; especially to seal.">sealing it with the names of</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: śā·rê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">our leaders,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: lə·wî·yê·nū (N-proper:: 1cp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">Levites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: kō·hă·nê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">and priests.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">Exodus 24:3-8</a></span><br />When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.” / And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. / Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">2 Kings 23:3</a></span><br />So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-10.htm">2 Chronicles 29:10</a></span><br />Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-31.htm">2 Chronicles 34:31</a></span><br />So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/10-3.htm">Ezra 10:3</a></span><br />So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-8.htm">Jeremiah 34:8-18</a></span><br />After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD / that each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage. / So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Deuteronomy 29:1-15</a></span><br />These are the words of the covenant that the LORD commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant He had made with them at Horeb. / Moses summoned all Israel and proclaimed to them, “You have seen with your own eyes everything the LORD did in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to all his land. / You saw with your own eyes the great trials, and those miraculous signs and wonders. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-25.htm">Joshua 24:25</a></span><br />On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-12.htm">2 Chronicles 15:12-15</a></span><br />Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul. / And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. / They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-16.htm">2 Chronicles 23:16</a></span><br />Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-5.htm">Isaiah 44:5</a></span><br />One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Jeremiah 50:5</a></span><br />They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6-13</a></span><br />Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises. / For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second. / But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15-20</a></span><br />Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. / In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it, / because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1-2</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal to it.</p><p class="hdg">we make.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">Nehemiah 10:29</a></b></br> They 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;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">2 Kings 23:3</a></b></br> And 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 <i>their</i> heart and all <i>their</i> soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/15-12.htm">2 Chronicles 15:12,13</a></b></br> And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; … </p><p class="hdg">seal unto it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/10-1.htm">Nehemiah 10:1</a></b></br> Now those that sealed <i>were</i>, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/6-18.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/joshua/2-17.htm">Binding</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-32.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/ezra/4-18.htm">Document</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-2.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-1.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-36.htm">Good</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-5.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Making</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm">Names</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-34.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-34.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-8.htm">Seal</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-8.htm">Sealed</a> <a href="/revelation/6-1.htm">Seals</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-44.htm">Subscribe</a> <a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-15.htm">View</a> <a href="/ezra/5-10.htm">Write</a> <a href="/ezra/7-11.htm">Writing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/13-29.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/job/26-8.htm">Binding</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-29.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-1.htm">Document</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-27.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-23.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-6.htm">Good</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-9.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Making</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-1.htm">Names</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-8.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-1.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-1.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-1.htm">Seal</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-1.htm">Sealed</a> <a href="/job/9-7.htm">Seals</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-5.htm">Subscribe</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-23.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">View</a> <a href="/esther/8-8.htm">Write</a> <a href="/esther/1-22.htm">Writing</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">A solemn fast, and repentance of the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/9-4.htm">The Levites make a confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/nehemiah/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In view of all this</b><br>This phrase refers to the preceding events and confessions in <a href="/nehemiah/9.htm">Nehemiah 9</a>, where the Israelites recount their history, acknowledging God's faithfulness and their own repeated failures. The chapter is a prayer of confession and a recounting of God's mercies, highlighting the covenant relationship between God and Israel. This context emphasizes the gravity and solemnity of the decision to renew their commitment to God.<p><b>we make a binding agreement</b><br>The Israelites are making a formal covenant, a common practice in the ancient Near East to solidify agreements. This reflects the biblical theme of covenant, which is central to the relationship between God and His people. Covenants in the Bible often involve commitments and stipulations, and this renewal signifies a return to obedience and faithfulness.<p><b>putting it in writing</b><br>Writing down the agreement underscores its seriousness and permanence. In ancient times, written documents were used to ensure that agreements were remembered and honored. This act of documentation is akin to the written covenants found in other parts of the Bible, such as the tablets of the Law given to Moses.<p><b>and sealing it</b><br>Sealing a document was a way to authenticate and formalize it. Seals were often made with clay or wax and bore the imprint of an individual's or a group's unique mark. This practice is seen throughout the Bible and the ancient world, signifying authority and commitment.<p><b>with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests</b><br>The inclusion of leaders, Levites, and priests highlights the communal and hierarchical nature of the covenant. Leaders represent the people, while Levites and priests signify the religious and spiritual commitment of the nation. This mirrors the structure of Israelite society, where religious and civil leadership were intertwined. The involvement of these groups underscores the importance of the covenant and the collective responsibility to uphold it.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a></b><br>The governor of Judah who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and initiated spiritual reforms among the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/leaders,_levites,_and_priests.htm">Leaders, Levites, and Priests</a></b><br>These groups were responsible for guiding the people spiritually and administratively. They played a crucial role in the covenant renewal.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events took place, significant as the center of Jewish worship and identity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_renewal.htm">Covenant Renewal</a></b><br>The event where the Israelites recommitted themselves to God's laws, acknowledging their past failures and seeking to restore their relationship with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/seals.htm">Seals</a></b><br>The act of affixing seals symbolized a formal and serious commitment to the covenant, indicating the leaders' accountability and sincerity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_commitment.htm">The Importance of Commitment</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites made a binding agreement, Christians are called to commit their lives to Christ and His teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_accountability.htm">Leadership Accountability</a></b><br>Leaders in the church are responsible for guiding their congregations in spiritual matters, just as the leaders, Levites, and priests did in Nehemiah's time.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>The covenant was a communal act, reminding us of the importance of community in our spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_renewal.htm">Repentance and Renewal</a></b><br>The Israelites' renewal of the covenant was an act of repentance, showing the necessity of turning back to God when we stray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_seals.htm">Symbolism of Seals</a></b><br>The use of seals signifies the seriousness of our commitments to God, encouraging us to be sincere and intentional in our faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_2_samuel_21_events.htm">In 2 Samuel 21, where is the historical or archaeological evidence to validate or challenge the reported famine and the Gibeonite retribution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_old_and_new_covenants_differ.htm">How do the Old and New Covenants differ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jonathan's_covenant_with_david_inconsistent.htm">Does the nature of Jonathan's covenant with David in 1 Samuel 20:16 present any inconsistencies with later depictions of Israelite covenants?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_occurred_at_baal_of_peor.htm">What is the definition of lovingkindness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nehemiah/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(38) <span class= "bld">Because of all this.</span>--On the ground of this confession, and to prove our sincerity.<p><span class= "bld">Seal unto it.</span>--On the sealed [document]. Each party impressed his seal on moist clay, which was then hardened. Sometimes these seals were attached to the document by separate strings. In Nehemiah 11, "those who sealed" is, literally, <span class= "ital">those on the sealed</span> [documents], in the plural.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 38.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Because of all this</span>. Because of our past sins and their punishment - to prevent a recurrence of similar conduct and similar afflictions. <span class="cmt_word">We... seal unto it.</span> In the East it is always the seal that authenticates a document. Babylonian documents were often stamped with half a dozen seals or more. These were impressed upon the moist clay, and then the clay was baked. Sometimes each party to the contract stamped his seal upon a separate piece of sealing clay, which he then attached to the document by means of a string (Layard, 'Nineveh and Babylon,' p. 154). Any number of seals could be attached in this way. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In view of all</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this,</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֕את</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">we</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנַ֛חְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·naḥ·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_587.htm">Strong's 587: </a> </span><span class="str2">We</span><br /><br /><span class="word">make</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּרְתִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(kō·rə·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a binding agreement,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲמָנָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·mā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_548.htm">Strong's 548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something fixed, a covenant, an allowance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">putting it in writing</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֹתְבִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵō·ṯə·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grave, to write</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַל֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sealing it with [the names of]</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽחָת֔וּם</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥā·ṯūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2856.htm">Strong's 2856: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seal, affix a seal, seal up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our leaders,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרֵ֥ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Levites,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְוִיֵּ֖נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·wî·yê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and priests.”</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּהֲנֵֽינוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(kō·hă·nê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/9-38.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 9:38 Yet for all this we make (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/9-37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/10-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 10:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 10:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>