38And 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.'


In Context

35 and they, in their kingdom, and in Thine abundant goodness, that Thou hast given to them, and in the land, the large and the fat, that Thou hast set before them, have not served Thee, nor turned back from their evil doings.

36 Lo, we — to-day — are servants, and the land that Thou hast given to our fathers, to eat its fruit and its good — lo, we are servants on it,

37 and its increase it is multiplying to the kings whom Thou hast set over us in our sins; and over our bodies they are ruling, and over our cattle, according to their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

38 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.'

Nehemiah 9:38 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:38And because of all this we make a sure [covenant,] and write [it;] and our princes, Levites, [and] priests, seal [unto it. ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:38"In view of all this, we are making a binding agreement, putting it in writing, and our leaders, our Levites and our priests are affixing their seals to it."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:38And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal unto it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:38And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests are at the sealing.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:38And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal unto it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:38And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, set their seals to it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:38Yet for all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, [and] our priests, seal to it.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:38And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal to it.