The Covenant That Was Sealed

28 (A)Now the rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, (B)and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone who had knowledge and understanding— 29 these joined with their brethren, their nobles, (C)and entered into a curse and an oath (D)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 ordinances and His statutes: 30 We would not give (E)our daughters as wives to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;

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28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;

29 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;

30 And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons:

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28 Zij tekenden allemaal uit naam van het hele volk, dus uit naam van de gewone mensen, de priesters, Levieten, poortwachters, zangers, tempelknechten en alle anderen die zich hadden afgescheiden van de heidense volken om God te dienen. Dit gold ook voor hun vrouwen en voor de kinderen die oud genoeg waren om het te begrijpen. 29 Wij stemden allemaal van harte in met deze eed. 30 En wij zwoeren dat de Oppermachtige Here ons mocht straffen als we ons niet aan alle wetten zouden houden die Hij ons door zijn knecht Mozes had gegeven. Wij beloofden ook dat wij onze zonen en dochters niet zouden laten trouwen met niet-Israëlitische vrouwen en mannen.

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Summary of the Covenant

28 The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to adhere to the law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding,(A) 29 join with their kin, their nobles, and enter into a curse and 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 ordinances and his statutes.(B) 30 We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons,(C)

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