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Nehemiah 10:37
37“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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)We will store the produce in the storerooms of the Temple of our God. We will bring the best of our flour and other grain offerings, the best of our fruit, and the best of our new wine and olive oil. And we promise to bring to the Levites a tenth of everything our land produces, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our rural towns.
Context of Nehemiah 10:37
35“We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the Lord each year the firstfruits of our crops and of every fruit tree. 36“As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there. “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. 38A 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. 39The people of Israel, including the Levites, are to bring their contributions of grain, new wine and olive oil to the storerooms, where the articles for the sanctuary and for the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the musicians are also kept. “We will not neglect the house of our God.”
Read all of Nehemiah 10Nehemiah 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 23:17From wherever you live, bring two loaves made of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour, baked with yeast, as a wave offering of firstfruits to the Lord.
- Numbers 15:19and you eat the food of the land, present a portion as an offering to the Lord.
- Numbers 18:12“I give you all the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain they give the Lord as the firstfruits of their harvest.
- Deuteronomy 18:4You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,
- Deuteronomy 26:2take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the Lord your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name
- Nehemiah 13:5and he had provided him with a large room formerly used to store the grain offerings and incense and temple articles, and also the tithes of grain, new wine and olive oil prescribed for the Levites, musicians and gatekeepers, as well as the contributions for the priests.
- 1 Kings 6:5Against the walls of the main hall and inner sanctuary he built a structure around the building, in which there were side rooms.
- 2 Chronicles 31:11Hezekiah gave orders to prepare storerooms in the temple of the Lord, and this was done.
- Leviticus 27:30“ ‘A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.
- Numbers 18:21“I give to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do while serving at the tent of meeting.
- 2 Chronicles 31:6The people of Israel and Judah who lived in the towns of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things dedicated to the Lord their God, and they piled them in heaps.
- Malachi 3:8“Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and offerings.
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
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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
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