Nehemia 9:6

9:6 You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, ¹  along with all their multitude of stars, ²  the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

Nehemia 10:29

10:29 hereby participate with their colleagues the town leaders ³  and enter into a curse and an oath ⁴  to adhere to ⁵  the law of God which was given through Moses the servant of God, and to obey ⁶  carefully all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, ⁷  along with his ordinances and his statutes.

Nehemia 13:22

13:22 Then I directed the Levites to purify themselves and come and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy.

For this please remember me, O my God, and have pity on me in keeping with your great love.

[9:6]  ¹ tn Heb “the heavens of the heavens.”

[9:6]  ² tn Heb “all their host.”

[10:29]  ³ tn Heb “the nobles.”

[10:29]  ⁴ tn The expression “a curse and an oath” may be a hendiadys, meaning “an oath with penalties.”

[10:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “to walk in.”

[10:29]  ⁶ tn Heb “keep.” See the note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.

[10:29]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).