26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
28 The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who have separated themselves from the neighboring peoples to follow the Instruction from God, together with their wives, their sons, their daughters, and all who have knowledge and understanding.
29 They join with their officials and relatives, and make a solemn pledge to live by God’s Instruction, which was given by Moses, God’s servant, and to observe faithfully all the commandments, judgments, and statutes of our Lord God.
30 We won’t give our daughters in marriage to the neighboring peoples, nor take their daughters in marriage for our sons.
31 If the neighboring peoples bring merchandise or any grain to sell on the Sabbath, we won’t buy it from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day.Every seventh year we won’t plant crops, and we will return anything held in debt.
32 We pledge ourselves to keep the commandment and pay one-third of a shekel each year for the service of our God’s house,