Nehemiah 10:38

Nehemiah 10:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.
• New International Version (NIV)A priest descended from Aaron is to accompany the Levites when they receive the tithes, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of the tithes up to the house of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithes. And the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers of the storehouse.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive tithes; and the Levites shall bring up a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms of the storehouse.

Context of Nehemiah 10:38

36We will also bring our firstborn sons, as well as the first babies that our cows, sheep and goats give birth to. We will bring them to the priests who serve our God in the temple. That is what God's Law teaches us to do. 37We will also bring the first of everything that is ready for us to eat. That includes flour, fruit, wine, olive oil and other special offerings. We will bring them all to the priests and they will store them in the rooms of the temple. We will give tithes of the crops that grow on our land to the Levites. They receive the tithes that belong to them in each of the towns where we work. When the Levites receive their tithes, a priest of Aaron's family will be with them. Then the Levites will bring a tenth part of the tithes that they received to store in the temple. 39The Levites and the other Israelites will bring their gifts of grain, wine and olive oil to store in the temple's rooms. The priests will store them with the things that they use to serve God in the temple. That is the place where the priests who are working at that time, the temple guards and the singers stay. We agree that we will always take care of the temple of our God.’

Nehemiah 10:38 word by word

וְהָיָ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֧ן בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֛ן עִם־הַלְוִיִּ֖ם בַּעְשֵׂ֣ר הַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם יַעֲל֨וּ אֶת־מַעֲשַׂ֤ר הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂר֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ אֶל־הַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹת לְבֵ֥ית הָאוֹצָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• shall be with the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• take tithesעָשַׂר‛âώar · to titheH6237
• shall bring upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• the titheמַעֲשֵׂרma‛ăώêr ma‛ăώar ma‛aώrâh · titheH4643
• unto the houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
• of our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to the chambersלִשְׁכָּהlishkâh · chamberH3957
• into the treasureאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214

Cross-references for Nehemiah 10:38

• Numbers 18:26‘You must say to the Levites, “You will receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given to you from them. I have not given any land to you. I have given the tithes to you instead. When you receive those tithes, you must offer one tenth of it to the Lord. That will be a tithe of the tithe.
• Nehemiah 13:12After that, all the people in Judah brought their tithes of grain and wine and olive oil to store in the temple rooms.
• 1 Chronicles 9:26There were four faithful Levite guards who led the work. They kept safe the rooms in God's house where they stored valuable things and money.
• 2 Chronicles 31:11Hezekiah told them that they must prepare some rooms in the temple to store the things. When they had done that,

Commentaries on Nehemiah 10:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38Tithe of the tithes - The tithes of all the produce of the fields were brought to the Levites; out of these a tenth part was given to the priests. This is what is called the tithe of the tithes. The law for this is found, Numbers 18:26.Read the comment
• 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. 3838. the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes--This was a prudential arrangement. The presence of a dignified priest would ensure the peaceful delivery of the tithes; at least his superintendence and influence would tend to prevent the commission of any wrong in the transaction, by the people deceiving the Levites, or the Levites defrauding the priests. the tithe of the tithes--The Levites, having received a tenth…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 10:38

• Decision
• Levites
• Liberality
• Priest
• Temple
• Tithes
• Treasure-Houses

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Curse
• Treasure houses
• Armory
• Genealogy
• Israel, History of
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus

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