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In these verses, the people finish describing the content of the oath they were making in [Nehemiah 10:28](./28.md).
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## the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept ##
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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: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## gatekeepers ##
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These are people who looked after the opening in the wall and controlled who went in and out. See how you translated this in [Nehemiah 7:1](../07/01.md)
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## We will not neglect the house of our God ##
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This double negative statement is used to emphasize that the opposite idea is not true. AT: "We will look after the temple" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])
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## We will ##
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The pronoun "we" here includes Nehemiah and all the people of Israel but does not include the reader of this book (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]]) |