¹The document was ratified and sealed with the following names:[#10:1 Verses 10:1-39 are numbered 10:2-40 in Hebrew text.]

The governor:

²The following priests:

⁹The following Levites:

¹⁴The following leaders:

The Vow of the People

²⁸Then the rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, Temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the pagan people of the land in order to obey the Law of God, together with their wives, sons, daughters, and all who were old enough to understand—

²⁹joined their leaders and bound themselves with an oath. They swore a curse on themselves if they failed to obey the Law of God as issued by his servant Moses. They solemnly promised to carefully follow all the commands, regulations, and decrees of the Lord our Lord: