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# General Information:
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In these verses, the people continue describing the content of the oath they were making in [Nehemiah 10:29 ](./28.md ).
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# We accepted the commands
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"We promised to obey the command"
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# We accepted
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The pronoun "we" here includes all the Israelites including Nehemiah except for the priest and Levites, and does not include the reader of this book (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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# a third of a shekel
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"1/3 of a shekel." "A third" means one part out of three equal parts. This can be written in modern measurements. AT: "5 grams of sliver" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-fraction]])
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# for the service of
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"to pay for the care of"
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# the bread of the presence
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This refers to the 12 loaves of bread baked without yeast kept in the temple and used to symbolize God's presence with His people.
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# the new moon festivals
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These were celebrations held when the moon was just a small crescent in the sky.
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/command]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serve]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/houseofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bread]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/grainoffering]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/burntoffering]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sabbath]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/festival]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/appoint]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/feast]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holy]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sinoffering]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/atonement]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]
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