Nehemiah 10:31

Translations

Modern

When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow and will cancel every debt.

Traditional

And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

Literal

And when the peoples of the land are bringing the wares and all kinds of grain on the day of the Sabbath to sell, we shall not receive it from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day, and we shall leave the seventh year, and interest from every hand.

Latin

Populi quoque terræ, qui important venalia, et omnia ad usum, per diem sabbati ut vendant, non accipiemus ab eis in sabbato et in die sanctificato. Et dimittemus annum septimum, et exactionem universæ manus.

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Hebrew

English

When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow and will cancel every debt.

Notes

Nehemiah 10:31

Stopping trade on the Sabbath was important for keeping the covenant (compare Nehemiah 13:15–22; see Exodus 16:29; 20:8–11; 31:15; Numbers 15:32–36; Amos 8:5).
Every seventh year: See Exodus 23:10–11; Leviticus 25:2–7; Deuteronomy 15:1–3.

Nehemiah 10:30–39

The community had broadly committed to following the law of Moses. However, they focused on specific issues. These issues involved keeping the community pure and ensuring proper worship at the temple.

Nehemiah 9:38–10:39

The people, embracing the prayer, renewed their dedication to God and his word. They signed their names to show their commitment (Nehemiah 9:38–10:27) and took an oath to follow the covenant (10:28–39).

Nehemiah 7:73–10:39

This section, possibly from Ezra’s personal memoirs, explains how Ezra’s teaching of God’s law renewed the people's commitment to serve God and follow his instructions. Spiritual revival occurred alongside the civic work of Ezra and Nehemiah.

Theme notes and profiles

Nehemiah Dealing with Conflict God's Word at the Center

Related verses

Nehemiah 13:15–22
In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.
Leviticus 23:3
For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.
Exodus 23:10–11
For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,
Exodus 20:10
…but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.
Jeremiah 17:21–22
This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.
Leviticus 23:21
On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to come.
Exodus 12:16
On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do.
Isaiah 58:13–14
If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,
Deuteronomy 15:7–9
If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
Leviticus 25:1–7
Then the LORD said to Moses on Mount Sinai,
Leviticus 16:29
This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you—
Leviticus 23:35–36
On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.

People

Sabbath: The seventh day of the week, set apart for rest and worship

Glossary

Book of Nehemiah Feasts and Festivals of Israel Nehemiah (Person) People of the Land Postexilic Period Sabbath Singer

Topics

Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God: Examples of Avoiding: Nehemiah Buying and Selling Covenant: Jews with Each Other, to Serve God Debtor: Laws Concerning Decision: Israelites Fellowship: Those Who Avoided Fellowship with the Wicked: Nehemiah Forsaking God: Resolve Against Sabbath: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Sabbatic Year: Creditors Required to Release Debtors In The Feast of Sabbatical Year: Enactments Respecting: Remission of Debts The Feast of Sabbatical Year: Restored After the Captivity The Sabbath: No Purchases to be Made On The Sabbath: The Wicked: Traffic On

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