Nehemiah 13:12

Nehemiah 13:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
• New International Version (NIV)All Judah brought the tithes of grain, new wine and olive oil into the storerooms.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil to the storehouse.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And once more all the people of Judah began bringing their tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil to the Temple storerooms.

Context of Nehemiah 13:12

10I also found out that the portions of the Levites had not been given to them, so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had fled each to his field. 11So I confronted the officials and said, "Why is the house of God forsaken?" And I gathered them together and set them in their stations. Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, wine, and oil into the storehouses. 13And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, and as their assistant Hanan the son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, for they were considered reliable, and their duty was to distribute to their brothers. 14Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for his service.

Nehemiah 13:12 word by word

וְכָל־יְהוּדָ֗ה הֵבִ֜יאוּ מַעְשַׂ֧ר הַדָּגָ֛ן וְהַתִּיר֥וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָ֖ר לָאוֹצָרֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• all Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• the titheמַעֲשֵׂרma‛ăώêr ma‛ăώar ma‛aώrâh · titheH4643
• of the cornדָּגָןdâgân · grainH1715
• and the new wineתִּירוֹשׁtîyrôsh tîyrôsh · new wineH8492
• and the oilיִצְהָרyitshâr · oilH3323
• unto the treasuriesאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214

Cross-references for Nehemiah 13:12

• Nehemiah 10:37and 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.
• Nehemiah 12:44On that day men were appointed over the storerooms, the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the Law for the priests and for the Levites according to the fields of the towns, for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered.
• Leviticus 27:30"Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the Lord's; it is holy to the Lord.
• Numbers 18:20And the Lord said to Aaron, "You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the people of Israel.
• Deuteronomy 14:22"You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year.
• Malachi 3:10Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 13:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-14Verses 10-14 If a sacred character will not keep men from setting an evil example, it must not shelter any one from deserved blame and punishment. The Levites had been wronged; their portions had not been given them. They were gone to get livelihoods for themselves and their families, for their profession would not maintain them. A maintenance not sufficient, makes a poor ministry. The work is neglected, because the workmen are. Nehemiah laid the fault…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12Because Tobiah used the storeroom, there was no space to store tithes for feeding the Levites and temple singers (Numbers 18:21–24; see Nehemiah 12:44, 47). They had to farm outside Jerusalem (Nehemiah 12:28–29) to support themselves and could not serve in the temple.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1410-13. And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them--The people, disgusted with the malversations of Eliashib, or the lax and irregular performance of the sacred rites, withheld the tithes, so that the ministers of religion were compelled for their livelihood to withdraw to their patrimonial possessions in the country. The temple services had ceased; all religious duties had fallen into neglect. The money put into the sacred…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 13:12

• Levites
• Liberality
• Minister, Christian
• Tithes
• Treasure-Houses

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Contend
• Outlandish
• Testify
• Understand
• Law in the Old Testament
• Oil
• Tithe

Commentaries on Nehemiah 13

• 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