NEH 9:29 Parallel View

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ULT And you testified against them to bring them back to your law. But as for them, they acted presumptuously and did not listen to your commandments. And, concerning your judgments, they sinned against them, which, if a person does, then he will live by them. And they gave a stubborn shoulder, and stiffened their neck, and did not hear.

UST You warned them that they should return to obeying your laws again. But they became proud and stubborn. They would not listen to your commands. They sinned by disobeying your decrees, even though a person lives by obeying them. They purposely ignored what you commanded them to do. They became stubborn and refused to obey.

BSB  ⇔ You admonished them to turn back to Your law,
⇔ but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments.
 ⇔ They sinned against Your ordinances,
⇔ by which a man will live if he practices them.
 ⇔ They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders;
⇔ they stiffened their necks and would not obey.

OEB and testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them to thy law. Yet they acted arrogantly and heeded not thy commands, but sinned against thine ordinances--which if a man obey, he shall live--and turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not hear.

WEB and testified against them, that you might bring them again to your law. Yet they were arrogant, and didn’t listen to your commandments, but sinned against your ordinances (which if a man does, he shall live in them), turned their backs, stiffened their neck, and would not hear.

NET And you solemnly admonished them in order to return them to your law, but they behaved presumptuously and did not obey your commandments. They sinned against your ordinances – those by which an individual, if he obeys them, will live. They boldly turned from you; they rebelled and did not obey.

LSV And testify against them,
To bring them back to Your law; And they have acted proudly,
And have not listened to Your commands,
And against Your judgments have sinned—Which man does and has lived in them—And they give a stubborn shoulder,
And have hardened their neck,
And have not listened.

FBV You warned them to come back to your Law, but they were arrogant. They ignored your commands, and sinned against your rules, which, as you previously said,[fn] ‘If people obey they will live by them.’ They obstinately turned their backs on you and refused to listen.

9:29 “As you previously said”: supplied for clarification. See Leviticus 18:5; Deuteronomy 4:1; Deuteronomy 30:16.

T4T “You warned them that they should again obey your laws, but they became proud and stubborn, and they disobeyed your commands. They sinned by disobeying what you commanded them to do, the things that would enable them to live a good long life if they obeyed them. They stubbornly refused [IDM] to listen to you and continued sinning.

LEB You warned them so that they would return to your law.[fn] Yet they acted arrogantly and did not listen to your commandments but sinned against your judgments that a person must do so that they may live. They turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not listen.

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BBE And gave witness against them so that you might make them come back again to your law: but their hearts were lifted up, and they gave no attention to your orders and went against your decisions (which, if a man keeps them, will be life to him), and turning their backs on you, made their necks stiff and did not give ear.

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JPS and didst forewarn them, that Thou mightest bring them back unto Thy law; yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto Thy commandments, but sinned against Thine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them, and presented a stubborn shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

ASV and testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law. Yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thine ordinances (which if a man do, he shall live in them), and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

DRA And thou didst admonish them to return to thy law. But they dealt proudly, and hearkened not to thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them: and they withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

YLT and dost testify against them, to bring them back unto Thy law; and they — they have acted proudly, and have not hearkened to Thy commands, and against Thy judgments have sinned, — which man doth and hath lived in them — and they give a refractory shoulder, and their neck have hardened, and have not hearkened.

DBY And thou testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law; but they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thine ordinances (which if a man do, he shall live in them); and they withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

RV and testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them,) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

WBS And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again to thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not to thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man doeth, he shall live in them:) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

KJB And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.[fn]
(And testifiedst against them, that thou/you mightest bring them again unto thy/your law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy/your commandments, but sinned against thy/your judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.)

9.29 withdrew…: Heb. they gave a withdrawing shoulder

BB And testifiedst vnto them, that thou mightest bring them againe vnto thy lawe: Notwithstanding, they were proude, and hearkened not vnto thy commaundementes, but sinned in thy lawes, which if a man do, he shall lyue in them: and turned the shoulder away, and were stiffenecked, and would not heare.
(And testifiedst unto them, that thou/you mightest bring them again unto thy/your lawe: Notwithstanding, they were proude, and hearkened not unto thy/your commandments, but sinned in thy/your lawes, which if a man do, he shall live in them: and turned the shoulder away, and were stiffenecked, and would not hear.)

GNV And protestedst among them that thou mightest bring them againe vnto thy Lawe: but they behaued them selues proudely, and hearkened not vnto thy commandements, but sinned against thy iudgements (which a man should doe and liue in them) and pulled away the shoulder, and were stiffenecked, and woulde not heare.
(And protestedst among them that thou/you mightest bring them again unto thy/your Lawe: but they behaued themselves proudely, and hearkened not unto thy/your commandments, but sinned against thy/your judgements (which a man should do and live in them) and pulled away the shoulder, and were stiffenecked, and would not hear. )

CB and testified vnto them, that they shulde turne agayne vnto thy lawe. Notwithstodinge they were proude, and herkened not vnto thy comaundementes, but synned in thy lawes (which a man shulde do, & lyue in them) & turned their shulder awaye, & were styffnecked, & wolde not heare.
(and testified unto them, that they should turn again unto thy/your law. Notwithstanding they were proude, and herkened not unto thy/your commandmentes, but sinned in thy/your lawes (which a man should do, and live in them) and turned their shulder away, and were styffnecked, and would not hear.)

WYC And thou witnessidist to hem, that thei schulden turne ayen to thi lawe; but thei diden proudli, and herden not thin heestis, and synneden in thi domes, whiche a man that schal do schal lyue in tho; and thei yauen the schuldre goynge awei, and thei maden hard her nol.
(And thou/you witnessidist to them, that they should turn ayen to thy/your lawe; but they diden proudli, and heard not thin heestis, and sinnedn in thy/your domes, which a man that shall do shall live in tho; and they yauen the schuldre goynge away, and they maden hard her nol.)

LUT und ließest sie bezeugen, daß sie sich bekehren sollten zu deinem Gesetz. Aber sie waren stolz und gehorchten deinen Geboten nicht; und sündigten an deinen Rechten (welche so ein Mensch tut, lebet er darinnen) und wandten ihre Schulter weg und wurden halsstarrig und gehorchten nicht.
(and ließest they/she/them bezeugen, that they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves bekehren sollten to deinem law. But they/she/them waren stolz and gehorchten deinen Geboten nicht; and sündigten at deinen Rechten (welche so a person tut, lives he darinnen) and wandten ihre Schulter weg and became halsstarrig and gehorchten nicht.)

CLV Et contestatus es eos ut reverterentur ad legem tuam. Ipsi vero superbe egerunt, et non audierunt mandata tua, et in judiciis tuis peccaverunt, quæ faciet homo, et vivet in eis: et dederunt humerum recedentem, et cervicem suam induraverunt, nec audierunt.
(And contestatus you_are them as reverterentur to legem tuam. Ipsi vero superbe egerunt, and not/no audierunt mandata tua, and in yudiciis tuis peccaverunt, which faciet homo, and vivet in eis: and dederunt humerum recedentem, and cervicem his_own induraverunt, but_not audierunt. )

BRN And thou didst testify against them, to bring them back to thy law: but they hearkened not, but sinned against thy commandments and thy judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them; and they turned their back, and hardened their neck, and heard not.

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TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Nehemiah’s Confidence in God

God gave Nehemiah favor in the eyes of a mighty Persian king so that the king responded favorably to all of Nehemiah’s requests (Neh 1:11; 2:8, 18). Nehemiah then had the confidence to present his bold plan to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, and the people of Jerusalem responded positively, believing that God was able to give them success (2:18) and to protect them from their enemies (4:4-5, 9). They confidently continued with their work in spite of opposition because they knew that God fights for his people and frustrates the plans of the wicked (4:14-15, 20). When the walls of Jerusalem were finished, Nehemiah recognized that the entire difficult project was completed only because of God’s help (6:16).

The book of Nehemiah vividly demonstrates that God is all-powerful and able to accomplish his will, both in individual lives and in nations. The prayer in Nehemiah 9 focuses on praising God for his sovereign and powerful acts: God created the heavens and earth (9:6), called Abram from Ur, and gave the land to Israel (9:7-8, 22-25). The miraculous signs in Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, and the provision of guidance, food, and water in the wilderness all demonstrate God’s power over man and nature to provide for his people (9:9-15).

The Lord had sent the Israelites into exile after generations of persistent sin (9:32-37). Now he was fulfilling part of his promise to restore them (1:8-9). Nehemiah had the confidence to pray and lead because he knew that everything that happened was part of God’s sovereign plan. This same confidence in God led Abram to leave Ur and by faith go to an unknown land (Gen 12:1-3; Heb 11:8-10), caused Rahab to trust in God (Josh 2:9-14; Heb 11:31), and prompted Hezekiah not to give in to the demands of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (2 Kgs 18:1–19:37). Confidence comes when people believe that God will keep his promises and complete the work he has started in their lives (Phil 1:6).

Passages for Further Study

Gen 12:1-4; Josh 1:10-18; 2:9-14; 2 Kgs 18:1–19:37; Neh 1:8-9, 11; 2:8, 18, 20; 4:4-5, 9, 14-15, 20; 6:16; 9:6-31; Pss 4:5; 9:10; 37:3; 40:3; 44:6-7; 56:3-12; 112:1-9; Prov 3:5-12; 16:20; 28:1, 25; Isa 26:3; Heb 11:8-10, 31; 1 Jn 4:17

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠תָּ֨עַד בָּ⁠הֶ֜ם

and,warned (is)_in=them

Yahweh did not personally tell the Israelites all the wrong things they were doing. Rather, as 9:26 explains by using the same expression, Yahweh sent prophets to do this. The Levites are describing the prophets by association with Yahweh, whose message they were bringing. Alternate translation: “you sent prophets to warn the Israelites about all the wrong things they were doing”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לַ⁠הֲשִׁיבָ֣⁠ם אֶל־תּוֹרָתֶ֗⁠ךָ

in_order_to,turn_~_back,them to/towards law,your

The prophets were actually trying to make the people loyal to Yahweh himself once again by calling them to obey Yahweh’s law. The Levites are describing Yahweh by reference to something associated with him, his law. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say that explicitly. Alternate translation: “to make them loyal to you once again”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠לֹא־שָׁמְע֤וּ לְ⁠מִצְוֺתֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙

and=not obey to,commandments,your

As in 9:16, listen in this context is an idiom that means not just to hear a command, but to obey it. If your language has a word for “listen” that also means “obey,” you could use it here. Alternate translation: “did not heed your commands”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠בְ⁠מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣י⁠ךָ חָֽטְאוּ־בָ֔⁠ם

and,in/on/at/with,ordinances,your sinned in/on/at/with,which

The people were actually sinning against Yahweh himself. The Levites are describing Yahweh by reference to something associated with him, his “judgments,” meaning the instructions in his law. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say that explicitly. Alternate translation: “they sinned against you by disobeying your instructions”

וּ⁠בְ⁠מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣י⁠ךָ

and,in/on/at/with,ordinances,your

As in 9:13, this term refers to Yahweh giving the Israelites instructions in the law. It may or may not include a sense of Yahweh passing sentence as a judge. Alternate translation: “And concerning your instructions”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֖ם וְ⁠חָיָ֣ה בָ⁠הֶ֑ם

which/who he/it_made/did humankind and,live in/among=them

Live here does not mean physically live or die. Rather, “live” means to be spiritually alive in relationship with God and to be happy and blessed as a result. The difference between being alive in this way and being separated from God is like the difference between being alive and being dead. Alternate translation: “If a person follows your law, then he is spiritually alive and happy and blessed”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יִּתְּנ֤וּ כָתֵף֙ סוֹרֶ֔רֶת וְ⁠עָרְפָּ֥⁠ם הִקְשׁ֖וּ

and,turned shoulder stubborn and,neck,their stiffened

These are images of an ox refusing to allow its owner to put a yoke on its shoulders. Here they are a metaphor that represents the people being stubborn. Alternate translation: “They became stubborn”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠לֹ֥א שָׁמֵֽעוּ

and=not listen

Like listen earlier in this verse, “hear” in this context is an idiom that means not just to hear a command, but to obey it. If your language has a word for “hear” that also means “obey,” you could use it here. Alternate translation: “did not heed”

Parallel NEH 9:29