en_tn/neh/10/39.md

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  • In these verses, the people finish describing the content of the oath they were making in en/bible/notes/neh/10/28 .
  • the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept - This passive clause can be translated as an active clause. AT: "the rooms where the priests keep the things that are used in the temple" (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive)
  • gatekeepers - These are people who looked after the opening in the wall and controlled who went in and out. See how you translated this in en/bible/notes/neh/07/01
  • We will not neglect the house of our God - This double negative statement is used to emphasize that the opposite idea is not true. AT: "We will look after the temple" (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_litotes)
  • We will - The pronoun "we" here includes Nehemiah and all the people of Israel but does not include the reader of this book (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_exclusive)