Nehemiah 10:37

Nehemiah 10:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
• New International Version (NIV)“Moreover, we will bring to the storerooms of the house of our God, to the priests, the first of our ground meal, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees and of our new wine and olive oil. And we will bring a tithe of our crops to the Levites, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and to bring the first of our dough, and our contributions, the fruit of every tree, the wine and the oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and to bring to the Levites the tithes from our ground, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our towns where we labor.
• New King James Version (NKJV)to bring the firstfruits of our dough, our offerings, the fruit from all kinds of trees, the new wine and oil, to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God; and to bring the tithes of our land to the Levites, for the Levites should receive the tithes in all our farming communities.

Context of Nehemiah 10:37

35and [we obligate ourselves] to bring the first fruits of our ground and the first fruits of all the fruit of every tree to the house of the Lord annually, 36as well as the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and flocks, to bring to the house of our God, for the priests who minister in the house of our God. We will bring the first [and best] of our dough, our contributions, the fruit of every tree, the new wine and the [olive] oil to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground to the Levites, for the Levites are the ones who receive the tithes in all the rural towns. 38The priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when they receive tithes, and they shall bring one-tenth of the tithes up to the house of our God, to the chambers of the storehouse. 39For the Israelites and the sons of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to the chambers; the utensils of the sanctuary, the priests who are ministering, the gatekeepers, and the singers are there. In this manner, we will not neglect the house of our God.

Nehemiah 10:37 word by word

וְאֶת־רֵאשִׁ֣ית עֲרִיסֹתֵ֣ינוּ וּ֠תְרוּמֹתֵינוּ וּפְרִ֨י כָל־עֵ֜ץ תִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְיִצְהָ֗ר נָבִ֤יא לַכֹּהֲנִים֙ אֶל־לִשְׁכ֣וֹת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ וּמַעְשַׂ֥ר אַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ לַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְהֵם֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם הַֽמְעַשְּׂרִ֔ים בְּכֹ֖ל עָרֵ֥י עֲבֹדָתֵֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• we should bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁיתrê'shîyth · first: beginningH7225
• of our doughעֲרִיסָה‛ărîysâh · doughH6182
• and our offeringsתְּרוּמָהterûmâh terûmâh · contributionH8641
• and the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• of all manner of treesעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• of wineתִּירוֹשׁtîyrôsh tîyrôsh · new wineH8492
• and of oilיִצְהָרyitshâr · oilH3323
• unto the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• to the chambersלִשְׁכָּהlishkâh · chamberH3957
• of the houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
• of our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and the tithesמַעֲשֵׂרma‛ăώêr ma‛ăώar ma‛aώrâh · titheH4643
• of our groundאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• unto the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• might have the tithesעָשַׂר‛âώar · to titheH6237
• in all the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of our tillageעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: workH5656

Cross-references for Nehemiah 10:37

• Leviticus 23:17You shall bring in from your places two loaves of bread as a wave offering, made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven as first fruits to the Lord.
• Numbers 15:19then, when you eat the food of the land, you shall lift up an offering (heave offering) to the Lord.
• Numbers 18:12All the best of the fresh [olive] oil, and all the best of the new wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the Lord, I give them to you.
• Deuteronomy 18:4You shall also give him the first fruits of your grain, your new wine [the first of the season], and your [olive] oil, and the first sheared fleece of your sheep.
• Deuteronomy 26:2that you shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God gives you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His Name (Presence).
• Nehemiah 13:5had prepared for Tobiah a large room (chamber) where previously they had put the grain offerings, the frankincense, the utensils, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and [olive] oil which were given by commandment for the Levites, the singers, and gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.
• 1 Kings 6:5Against the wall of the house he built extensions around the walls of the house, around both the main room (Holy Place) and the Holy of Holies; and he made side chambers all around.
• 2 Chronicles 31:11Then Hezekiah told them to prepare rooms [for storage] in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them.
• Leviticus 27:30‘And all the tithe (tenth part) of the land, whether the seed of the land or the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s; it is holy to the Lord.
• Numbers 18:21“Behold, I have given the Levites all the tithe in Israel as an inheritance, in return for their service which they perform, the service of the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle).
• 2 Chronicles 31:6The sons of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of sacred gifts which were consecrated to the Lord their God, and placed them in heaps.
• Malachi 3:8“Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings [you have withheld].

Commentaries on Nehemiah 10:37

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-39Verses 32-39 Having covenanted against the sins of which they had been guilty, they obliged themselves to observe the duties they had neglected. We must not only cease to do evil, but learn to do well. Let not any people expect the blessing of God, unless they keep up public worship. It is likely to go well with our houses, when care is taken that the work of God's house goes on well. When every one helps, and every one gives, though but little, toward a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37-39The Levites gathered tithes in all the rural towns and sent one-tenth of that collection to the temple in Jerusalem (see Numbers 18:25–32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-3929-37. to observe and do all the commandments, &c.--This national covenant, besides containing a solemn pledge of obedience to the divine law generally, specified their engagement to some particular duties, which the character and exigency of the times stamped with great urgency and importance, and which may be summed up under the following heads: that they abstain from contracting matrimonial alliances with the heathen; that they would rigidly observe…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 10:37

• Decision
• Dough
• First Fruits
• Liberality
• Temple
• Tithes

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Commentaries on Nehemiah 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings