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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, wine, and oil into the storehouses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil to the storehouse.

Context of Nehemiah 13:12

10I learned that the Levites had not been given their portions. So each of the Levites and singers, who conducted the worship ⌞in the temple⌟, had left for their own fields. 11I reprimanded the leaders. “Why is God’s temple being neglected?” I asked. So I brought the Levites back together and put them back in their places of service. Then all Judah brought a tenth of all the grain harvested, new wine, and olive oil to the storerooms. 13I appointed the following men to be in charge of the storerooms: Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah the Levite, and I appointed Hanan, son of Zaccur and grandson of Mattaniah to help them. Since they could be trusted, I made them responsible for distributing ⌞the portions⌟ to their relatives. 14⌞Nehemiah prayed,⌟ “Remember me for what I have done, my God, and don’t wipe out the good things that I have done for your temple and for the worship that is held there.”

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 10:37Also, 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.
• Nehemiah 12:44On that day men were put in charge of the storerooms for the contributions, the first produce harvested, and a tenth of the people’s money. They stored in those rooms the gifts designated by Moses’ Teachings for the priests and Levites from the fields around the cities. The people of Judah were pleased with the ministry of the priests and Levites.
• Leviticus 27:30“One-tenth of what comes from the land, whether grain or fruit, is holy and belongs to the Lord.
• Numbers 18:20The Lord said to Aaron, “You will have no land or property of your own as the other Israelites will have. I am your possession and your property among the Israelites.
• Deuteronomy 14:22Every year be sure to save a tenth of the crops harvested from whatever you plant in your fields.
• Malachi 3:10“Bring one-tenth of your income into the storehouse so that there may be food in my house. Test me in this way,” says the Lord of Armies. “See if I won’t open the windows of heaven for you and flood you with blessings.

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