Nehemiah 10
1 And over them that sealed were Neemias the Artasastha, son of Achalia, and Zedekias,
Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,
2 the son of Araea, and Azaria, and Jeremia,
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Phasur, Amaria, Melchia,
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
4 Attus, Sebani, Maluch,
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
5 Iram, Meramoth, Abdia,
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 Daniel, Gannathon, Baruch,
Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 Mesulam, Abia, Miamin,
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
8 Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; these [were] priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
9 And the Levites; Jesus the son of Azania, Banaiu of the sons of Enadad, Cadmiel
The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10 and his brethren, Sabania, Oduia, Calitan, Phelia, Anan,
and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 Micha, Roob, Asebias,
Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 Zacchor, Sarabia, Sebania,
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Odum, the sons of Banuae.
Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
14 The heads of the people; Phoros, Phaath Moab, Elam, Zathuia,
And the leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
15 the sons of Bani, Asgad, Bebai,
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
16 Adania, Bagoi, Hedin
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
17 Ater, Ezekia, Azur,
Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
18 Oduia, Esam, Besi,
Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
19 Ariph, Anathoth, Nobai,
Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
20 Megaphes, Mesullam, Ezir,
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
21 Mesozebel, Saduc, Jeddua,
Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
22 Phaltia, Anan, Anaea,
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
23 Osee, Anania, Asub,
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
24 Aloes, Phalai, Sobec,
Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
25 Reum, Essabana, Maasia,
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26 and Aia, Aenan, Enam,
Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
27 Maluch, Eram, Baana.
Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
28 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,
“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,
29 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 judgements, and his ordinances;
hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
30 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.
We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.
31 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.
When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow, and will cancel every debt.
32 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;
We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:
33 the show bread, 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.
for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.
34 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:
We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.
35 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:
We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.
36 the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstborn 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.
And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.
37 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.
Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.
38 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.
A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.
39 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.
For the Israelites and the Levites 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 ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”
