Nehemiah 9:38

The People Confess Their Sins

37Its 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. 38In 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.”

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Berean Standard Bible
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.”
American Standard Version (1901)
And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal unto it.
Bible in Basic English
And because of all this we are making an agreement in good faith, and putting it in writing; and our rulers, our Levites, and our priests are putting their names to it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And because of all this we ourselves make a covenant, and write it, and our princes, our Levites, and our priests sign it.
Free Bible Version
In response the people declared, “Considering all this, we are making a solemn agreement, putting it in writing. It is sealed by our leaders, Levites, and priests.”
Geneva Bible 1599
Now because of all this we make a sure couenant, and write it, and our princes, our Leuites and our Priestes seale vnto it.
King James (Authorized) Version
And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.
Translation for Translators
“However, we Israeli people now are making an agreement/promise to obey you, and we are writing this agreement/promise on a scroll. We will write on it the names of our leaders and the names of the Levites and the names of the priests, and then we will seal it.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
Because of all this, we make a firm covenant in writing. On the sealed document are the names of our princes, Levites, and priests.”
Noah Webster Bible
And because of all this we make a sure covenant , and write it ; and our princes, Levites, and priests, set their seals to it .
World English Bible
Yet for all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal it.”
Young's Literal Translation
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.'