Nehemiah 10:35

Nehemiah 10:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the Lord:
• New International Version (NIV)“We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the Lord each year the firstfruits of our crops and of every fruit tree.
• English Standard Version (ESV)We obligate ourselves to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of every tree, year by year, to the house of the Lord;
• New King James Version (NKJV)And we made ordinances to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, to the house of the Lord;

Context of Nehemiah 10:35

33for the showbread, for the continual grain offering, for the continual burnt offering, the Sabbaths, the new moons, for the appointed times, for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and all the work of the house of our God. 34Likewise we cast lots for the supply of wood among the priests, the Levites, and the people so that they could bring it to the house of our God, according to our fathers’ households, at set times annually, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the Law; and so that they could 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, 36and bring to the house of our God the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, and the firstborn of our herds and our flocks as it is written in the Law, for the priests who are ministering in the house of our God. 37We will also bring the first of our dough, our contributions, the fruit of every tree, the new wine, and the oil to the priests at the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground to the Levites, for the Levites are they who receive the tithes in all the rural towns.

Nehemiah 10:35 word by word

וּלְהָבִ֞יא אֶת־בִּכּוּרֵ֣י אַדְמָתֵ֗נוּ וּבִכּוּרֵ֛י כָּל־פְּרִ֥י כָל־עֵ֖ץ שָׁנָ֣ה בְשָׁנָ֑ה לְבֵ֖ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• and so that they could bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the firstבִּכּוּרִיםbikkûr · firstfruitH1061
• of our groundאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• of allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• treeעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• to the houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• annuallyשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141

Cross-references for Nehemiah 10:35

• Exodus 23:19“You shall bring the choice first fruits of your soil into the house of the Lord your God. “You are not to boil a young goat in the milk of its mother.
• Exodus 34:26“You shall bring the very first of the first fruits of your soil into the house of the Lord your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.”
• Leviticus 19:23‘Now when you enter the land and plant all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as forbidden. For three years it shall be forbidden to you; it shall not be eaten.
• Numbers 18:2But also bring your brothers with you, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, so that they may join you and serve you, while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.
• Deuteronomy 26:2that you shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground which you bring in from your 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.
• 2 Chronicles 31:3He also appointed the king’s portion of his property for the burnt offerings, namely, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths and for the new moons and for the appointed festivals, as it is written in the Law of the Lord.
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord from your wealth, And from the first of all your produce;
• Malachi 3:8“Would anyone rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 10:35

• 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. 35-37Community offerings provided food for the priests and Levites, who had no farmland and could not support themselves. These provisions included: The first part of every harvest (see Exodus 23:19; 34:26; Numbers 18:12–13; Deuteronomy 26:1–11) Redemption money of five shekels for the oldest sons and the firstborn of all herds and flocks (see Exodus 13:13; 34:20; Numbers 18:15–17) A tenth of everything (see Numbers 18:21–24; Deuteronomy 14:22–29)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 10:35

• Decision
• First Fruits
• Liberality

In the dictionaries

• Curse
• First-Fruits
• Genealogy
• Israel, History of
• Leviticus
• Sacrifice
• Synagogue, the Great
• Firstfruits
• priest, priesthood

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