Tree of Life Version
Nehemiah 13:10
10I also learned that the portions for the Levites had not been provided, and that each of the Levites and singers who performed the work had gone back to his own field.
Nehemiah 13:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.
- New International Version (NIV)I also learned that the portions assigned to the Levites had not been given to them, and that all the Levites and musicians responsible for the service had gone back to their own fields.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I also realized that the portions for the Levites had not been given them; for each of the Levites and the singers who did the work had gone back to his field.
Context of Nehemiah 13:10
8It greatly displeased me, so I threw all of Tobiah’s household goods outside of the storeroom 9and commanded the storerooms to be cleansed. Then I restored the utensils of the House of God, the offerings and the frankincense. I also learned that the portions for the Levites had not been provided, and that each of the Levites and singers who performed the work had gone back to his own field. 11So I rebuked the leaders and asked, “Why has the House of God been forsaken?” I assembled them and stationed them at their posts. 12Then all Judah brought the tithe of grain, new wine and oil to the storehouses.
Read all of Nehemiah 13Nehemiah 13:10 word by word
וָאֵ֣דְעָ֔ה כִּֽי־מְנָי֥וֹת הַלְוִיִּ֖ם לֹ֣א נִתָּ֑נָה וַיִּבְרְח֧וּ אִישׁ־לְשָׂדֵ֛הוּ הַלְוִיִּ֥ם וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים עֹשֵׂ֥י הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I perceivedיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- that the portionsמְנָתmenâth · portionH4521
- of the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
- had not been givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- and the singersשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
- that didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
- were fledבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
- every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- to his fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
Cross-references for Nehemiah 13:10
- Nehemiah 10:37and the firstborn of our sons and our livestock as written in the Torah; the firstborn of our cattle and our sheep to the House of our God—to the kohanim ministering in the House of our God;
- Nehemiah 12:47So in the days of Zerubbabel and of Nehemiah, all Israel gave daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers. They also set apart the portion for the Levites, and the Levites set apart the portion for the sons of Aaron.
- Malachi 1:6“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. So if I am Father, where is My honor? If I am Master, where is My reverence?”—says Adonai-Tzva’ot—“you, kohanim who despise My Name!” But you say, “How did we despise Your Name?”
- Malachi 3:8“Will a man rob God? For you are robbing Me!” But you say: “How have we robbed You?” “In the tithe and the offering.
- 1 Timothy 5:17The elders who lead well are worthy of honor and honorarium—especially those who work hard in the word and teaching.
- Numbers 35:2“Command Bnei-Yisrael to give to the Levites from the inheritance of their possessions cities in which to live. They are also to give the Levites pasturelands around the cities.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 13:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The portions of the Levites had not been given - Hence we find they were obliged to abandon the sacred service, and betake themselves to cultivate the land for their support. This was the fault of the rulers, who permitted all these abuses.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10etc. During Nehemiah‘s absence there had been a general falling away, and there was danger of a complete national apostasy.Read the comment
- 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
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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
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