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## Nehemiah 9:40 in Context (Verses 37–38 KJV)
 
 [37 ](/kjv/nehemiah/9/37) And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we *are* in great distress.
 
 [38 ](/kjv/nehemiah/9/38) And because of all this we make a sure *covenant*, and write *it;* and our princes, Levites, *and* priests, seal *unto it*.*
 
[Nehemiah 8](/kjv/nehemiah/8) [Nehemiah 10](/kjv/nehemiah/10)

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