Nehemiah 9:38
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And because of all this we ourselves make a covenant, and write it, and our princes, our Levites, and our priests sign it.

we make.

Nehemiah 10:29 All that could understand, promising for their brethren, with their chief men, and they came to promise, and swear that they would walk in the law of God, which he gave in the hand of Moses the servant of God, that they would do and keep all the commandments of the Lord our God, and his judgments and his ceremonies.

2 Kings 23:3 And the king stood upon the step: and he made a covenant with the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his ceremonies, with all their heart, and with all their soul, and to perform the words of this covenant, which were written in that book: and the people agreed to the covenant.

2 Chronicles 15:12,13 And he went in to confirm as usual the covenant, that they should seek the Lord the God of their fathers with all their heart, and with all their soul. . . .

2 Chronicles 23:16 And Joiada made a covenant between himself and all the people, and the king, that they should be the people of the lord.

2 Chronicles 29:10 Now therefore I have a mind that we make a covenant with the Lord the God of Israel, and he will turn away the wrath of his indignation from us.

2 Chronicles 34:31 And standing up in his tribunal, he made a covenant before the Lord to walk after him, and keep his commandments, and testimonies, and justifications with all his heart, and with all his soul, and to do the things that were written in that book which he had read.

Ezra 10:3 Let us make a covenant with the Lord our God, to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the will of the Lord, and of them that fear the commandment of the Lord our God: let it be done according to the law.

seal unto it.

Nehemiah 10:1 And the subscribers were Nehemiah, Athersatha the son of Hachelai, and Sedecias,

Context
The People Confess Their Sins
37And the fruits thereof grow up for the kings, whom thou hast set over us for our sins, and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our beasts, according to their will, and we are in great tribulation. 38And because of all this we ourselves make a covenant, and write it, and our princes, our Levites, and our priests sign it.
Cross References
Matthew 27:66
And they departing, made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone and setting guards.

Nehemiah 10:1
And the subscribers were Nehemiah, Athersatha the son of Hachelai, and Sedecias,

Nehemiah 10:29
All that could understand, promising for their brethren, with their chief men, and they came to promise, and swear that they would walk in the law of God, which he gave in the hand of Moses the servant of God, that they would do and keep all the commandments of the Lord our God, and his judgments and his ceremonies.

Isaiah 44:5
One shall say: I am the Lord's, and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob, and another shall subscribe with his hand, To the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

Lexicon
In view of all
וּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

this,
זֹ֕את (zōṯ)
Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

we
אֲנַ֛חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 587: We

make
כֹּרְתִ֥ים (kō·rə·ṯîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

a binding agreement,
אֲמָנָ֖ה (’ă·mā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 548: Something fixed, a covenant, an allowance

putting it in writing
וְכֹתְבִ֑ים (wə·ḵō·ṯə·ḇîm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3789: To grave, to write

and
וְעַל֙ (wə·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

sealing it with [the names of]
הֶֽחָת֔וּם (he·ḥā·ṯūm)
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2856: To seal, affix a seal, seal up

our leaders,
שָׂרֵ֥ינוּ (śā·rê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

Levites,
לְוִיֵּ֖נוּ (lə·wî·yê·nū)
Noun - proper | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

and priests.”
כֹּהֲנֵֽינוּ׃ (kō·hă·nê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest


Additional Translations
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.”And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal to it.

And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal unto it.

And in regard to all these circumstances we make a covenant, and write it, and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, set their seal to it.

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.

And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal unto it.

And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, set their seals to it.

Yet for all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, [and] our priests, seal to it."

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.'
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