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

35We have drawn lots to decide who should bring the first produce harvested and the first fruit from every tree each year to the Lord’s temple. 36Following the directions in the Teachings, we have drawn lots to decide who should bring the firstborn of our sons, our cattle, and our flocks to the priests serving in our God’s temple. Also, we have drawn lots to decide who should bring the best of our coarse flour, contributions, fruit from every tree, new wine, and olive oil to the priests, to the storerooms. We will bring for the Levites one-tenth of the produce from our fields, because the Levites are the ones who collect one-tenth of the produce from all our farm communities. 38A priest—one of Aaron’s descendants—should be with the Levites when they collect the tenth. Then the Levites should bring one-tenth of these tenths to our God’s temple, into the rooms of the storehouses there. 39The Israelites and the Levites should bring into the storerooms their contributions of grain, new wine, and olive oil. They should bring these products to the place where the utensils of the holy place are and where the priests who serve and the gatekeepers and the singers are. We won’t neglect our God’s temple.

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 23:17Bring two loaves of bread from your homes to present to the Lord. Bake them with four quarts of flour. They are the first harvested grain for the Lord.
• Numbers 15:19and eat any of the food from the land, give some of it as a contribution to the Lord.
• Numbers 18:12“I am also giving you the first of the produce they give the Lord: the best of all the olive oil and the best of the new wine and fresh grain.
• Deuteronomy 18:4Also, give them the first produce harvested: grain, new wine, olive oil, and the first wool you shear from your sheep.
• Deuteronomy 26:2take some of the first produce harvested from the fields in the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and put it in a basket. Then go to the place where the Lord your God will choose for his name to live.
• Nehemiah 13:5had provided a large room for Tobiah. Previously, this room had been used to store grain offerings, incense, utensils, a tenth of all the grain harvested, new wine, and olive oil. These things belonged by law to the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers. The contributions for the priests had also been stored there.
• 1 Kings 6:5He built an annex containing side rooms all around the temple. This annex was next to the walls of the main building and the inner sanctuary.
• 2 Chronicles 31:11Then Hezekiah told them to prepare storerooms in the Lord’s temple. After they had prepared them,
• Leviticus 27:30“One-tenth of what comes from the land, whether grain or fruit, is holy and belongs to the Lord.
• Numbers 18:21“I am giving the Levites one-tenth of every Israelite’s income. This is in return for the work they do at the tent of meeting.
• 2 Chronicles 31:6The people of Israel and Judah who were living in the cities of Judah brought a tenth of their cattle and sheep and a tenth of the holy things they had dedicated to the Lord their God. They piled these holy things in heaps.
• Malachi 3:8“Can a person cheat God? Yet, you are cheating me! “But you ask, ‘How are we cheating you?’ “When ⌞you don’t bring⌟ a tenth of your income and other contributions.

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

In the dictionaries

• God
• Curse
• First-Fruits
• Genealogy
• Israel, History of
• Leviticus
• Oil
• Priests and Levites
• Sacrifice
• Synagogue, the Great

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