Nehemiah 10
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- 1Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
- 2Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
- 3Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,
- 4Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
- 5Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
- 6Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
- 7Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
- 8Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah — these were the priests.
- 9And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
- 10and their brothers: Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
- 11Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
- 12Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
- 13Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
- 14The chief of the people: Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
- 15Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
- 16Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
- 17Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,
- 18Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,
- 19Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
- 20Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
- 21Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,
- 22Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
- 23Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,
- 24Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,
- 25Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
- 26and Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
- 27Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
- 28And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;
- 29They held firmly to their brothers and nobles, entering into a curse and an oath to follow God's law given by Moses, the servant of God. They committed to observe and do all the commandments, judgments, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
- 30and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;
- 31and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any food on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it from them on the Sabbath or on the holy day; and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
- 32Also we made ordinances for ourselves, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;
- 33For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
- 34We cast lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God. This was done according to the houses of our fathers, at times appointed each year, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law.
- 35And 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;
- 36We will also bring the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and flocks, to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.
- 37We should bring the firstfruits of our dough, our offerings, and the fruit from all kinds of trees, along with wine and oil, to the priests in the chambers of the house of our God. We should also bring the tithes from our land to the Levites, so that the Levites can have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
- 38And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites take tithes; and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.
- 39For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine, and the oil, to the chambers, where the vessels of the sanctuary are, and the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers, and the singers; and we will not forsake the house of our God.