Nehemiah 8:18

8:18 Ezra ¹  read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. ²  They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly ³  as was required. ⁴ 

Nehemiah 9:29

9:29 And you solemnly admonished them in order to return them to your law, but they behaved presumptuously and did not obey your commandments. They sinned against your ordinances – those by which an individual, if he obeys them, ⁵  will live. They boldly turned from you; ⁶  they rebelled ⁷  and did not obey.

Nehemiah 10:29

10:29 hereby participate with their colleagues the town leaders ⁸  and enter into a curse and an oath ⁹  to adhere to ¹⁰  the law of God which was given through Moses the servant of God, and to obey ¹¹  carefully all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, ¹²  along with his ordinances and his statutes.

[8:18]  ¹ tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:18]  ² tn Heb “the last day.”

[8:18]  ³ tn Heb “on the eighth day an assembly.” The words “they held” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “according to the judgment.”

[9:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “if a man keep.” See note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.

[9:29]  ⁶ tn Heb “they gave a stubborn shoulder.”

[9:29]  ⁷ tn Heb “they stiffened their neck.”

[10:29]  ⁹ tn Heb “the nobles.”

[10:29]  ¹⁰ tn The expression “a curse and an oath” may be a hendiadys, meaning “an oath with penalties.”

[10:29]  ¹¹ tn Heb “to walk in.”

[10:29]  ¹² tn Heb “keep.” See the note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.

[10:29]  ¹³ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).