Nehemiah 10
1 On the sealed documents were Nehemiah, the governor, son of Hakaliah and Zedekiah,
And over them that sealed were Neemias the Artasastha, son of Achalia, and Zedekias,
2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
the son of Araea, and Azaria, and Jeremia,
3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
Phasur, Amaria, Melchia,
4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluk,
Attus, Sebani, Maluch,
5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
Iram, Meramoth, Abdia,
6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
Daniel, Gannathon, Baruch,
7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
Mesulam, Abia, Miamin,
8 Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; these [were] priests.
9 The Levites were: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the family of Henadad, Kadmiel,
And the Levites; Jesus the son of Azania, Banaiu of the sons of Enadad, Cadmiel
10 and their fellow Levites, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
and his brethren, Sabania, Oduia, Calitan, Phelia, Anan,
11 Mika, Rehob, Hashabiah,
Micha, Roob, Asebias,
12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
Zacchor, Sarabia, Sebania,
13 Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
Odum, the sons of Banuae.
14 The leaders of the people were: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
The heads of the people; Phoros, Phaath Moab, Elam, Zathuia,
15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
the sons of Bani, Asgad, Bebai,
16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
Adania, Bagoi, Hedin
17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
Ater, Ezekia, Azur,
18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
Oduia, Esam, Besi,
19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
Ariph, Anathoth, Nobai,
20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
Megaphes, Mesullam, Ezir,
21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
Mesozebel, Saduc, Jeddua,
22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
Phaltia, Anan, Anaea,
23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
Osee, Anania, Asub,
24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
Aloes, Phalai, Sobec,
25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
Reum, Essabana, Maasia,
26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
and Aia, Aenan, Enam,
27 Malluk, Harim, and Baanah.
Maluch, Eram, Baana.
28 As for the rest of the people, who were priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the neighboring lands and pledged themselves to the law of God, including their wives, their sons and their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding,
And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nathinim, and every one who drew off from the nations of the land to the law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, every one who had knowledge and understanding,
29 they joined together with their brothers, their nobles, and bound themselves with both a curse and an oath to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and obey all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord and his decrees and his statutes.
were urgent with their brethren, and bound them under a curse, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given by the hand of Moses, the servant of God; to keep and to do all the commandments of the Lord, and his judgments, and his ordinances;
30 We promised that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land or take their daughters for our sons.
and that we will not, [they said, ]give our daughters to the people of the land, nor will we take their daughters to our sons.
31 We also promised that if the people of the land bring goods or any grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we would not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we will let our fields rest, and we will cancel all debts.
And [as for] the people of the land who bring wares and all [manner of] merchandise to sell on the sabbath-day, we [will] not buy of them on the sabbath or on the holy day: and we will leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
32 We accepted the commands to give a third of a shekel each year for the service of the house of our God,
And we will impose ordinances upon ourselves, to levy on ourselves the third part of a didrachm yearly for the service of the house of our God;
33 to provide for the bread of the presence, and for the regular grain offering, the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals and appointed feasts, and for the holy offerings, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, as well as for all the work of the house of our God.
the shewbread, and the continual meat-offering, and for the continual whole-burnt-offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moon, for the feast, and for the holy things, and the sin-offerings, to make atonement for Israel, and for the works of the house of our God.
34 The priests, the Levites, and the people cast lots for the wood offering. The lots would select which of our families would bring wood into the house of our God at the appointed times each year, to be burned on the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law.
And we cast lots for the office of wood-bearing, [we] the priests, and the Levites, and the people, to bring [wood] into the house of our God, according to the house of our families, at certain set times, year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law:
35 We promised to bring to the house of Yahweh the firstfruits grown from our soil, and the firstfruits of every tree each year.
and to bring the first-fruits of our land, and the first-fruits of the fruit of every tree, year by year, into the house of the Lord:
36 As it is written in the law, we promised to bring to the house of God and to the priests who serve there, the firstborn of our sons and of our herds and flocks.
the first-born of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the first-born of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, for the priests that minister in the house of our God.
37 We will bring the first of our dough and our grain offerings, and the fruit of every tree, and the new wine and the oil we will bring to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God. We will bring to the Levites the tithes from our soil because the Levites collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.
And the first-fruits of our corn, and the fruit of every tree, of wine, and of oil, will we bring to the priests to the treasury of the house of God; and a tithe of our land to the Levites: for the Levites themselves shall receive tithes in all the cities of the land we cultivate.
38 A priest, a descendant of Aaron, must be with the Levites when they receive the tithes. The Levites must bring a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God to the storerooms of the treasury.
And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites in the tithe of the Levite: and the Levites shall bring up the tenth part of [their] tithe to the house of our God, into the treasuries of the house of God.
39 For the people of Israel and the descendants of Levi are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the priests who are serving, and the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. We will not neglect the house of our God.
For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring into the treasuries the first-fruits of the corn, and wine, and oil; and there [are] the holy vessels, and the priests, and the ministers, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
