Nehemiah 10

1 And the subscribers were Nehemias, Athersatha the son of Hachelai, and Sedecias,

And over them that sealed were Neemias the Artasastha, son of Achalia, and Zedekias,

2 Saraias, Azarias, Jeremias,

the son of Araea, and Azaria, and Jeremia,

3 Pheshur, Amarias, Melchias,

Phasur, Amaria, Melchia,

4 Hattus, Sebenia, Melluch,

Attus, Sebani, Maluch,

5 Harem, Merimuth, Obdias,

Iram, Meramoth, Abdia,

6 Daniel, Genthon, Baruch,

Daniel, Gannathon, Baruch,

7 Mosollam, Abia, Miamin,

Mesulam, Abia, Miamin,

8 Maazia, Belgia, Semeia: these were priests.

Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; these [were] priests.

9 And the Levites, Josue the son of Azanias, Bennui of the sons of Henadad. Cedmihel,

And the Levites; Jesus the son of Azania, Banaiu of the sons of Enadad, Cadmiel

10 And their brethren, Sebenia, Oduia, Celita, Phalaia, Hanan,

and his brethren, Sabania, Oduia, Calitan, Phelia, Anan,

11 Micha, Rohob, Hasebia,

Micha, Roob, Asebias,

12 Zachur, Serebia, Sabania,

Zacchor, Sarabia, Sebania,

13 Odaia, Bani, Baninu.

Odum, the sons of Banuae.

14 The heads of the people, Pharos, Phahath Moab, Elam, Zethu, Bani,

The heads of the people; Phoros, Phaath Moab, Elam, Zathuia,

15 Bonni, Azgad, Bebai,

the sons of Bani, Asgad, Bebai,

16 Adonia, Begoai, Adin,

Adania, Bagoi, Hedin

17 Ater, Hezecia, Azur,

Ater, Ezekia, Azur,

18 Odaia, Hasum, Besai,

Oduia, Esam, Besi,

19 Hareph, Anathoth, Nebai,

Ariph, Anathoth, Nobai,

20 Megphias, Mosollam, Hazir,

Megaphes, Mesullam, Ezir,

21 Mesizabel, Sadoc, Jeddua,

Mesozebel, Saduc, Jeddua,

22 Pheltia, Hanan, Anaia,

Phaltia, Anan, Anaea,

23 Osee, Hanania, Hasub,

Osee, Anania, Asub,

24 Alohes, Phalea, Sobec,

Aloes, Phalai, Sobec,

25 Rehum, Hasebna, Maasia,

Reum, Essabana, Maasia,

26 Echaia, Hanan, Anan,

and Aia, Aenan, Enam,

27 Melluch, Haran, Baana:

Maluch, Eram, Baana.

28 And the rest of the people, priests, Levites, porters, and singing men, Nathinites, and all that had separated themselves from the people of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters.

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 All that could understand promising for their brethren, with their chief men, and they came to promise, and swear that they would walk in the law of God, which he gave in the hand of Moses the servant of God, that they would do and keep all the commandments of the Lord our God, and his judgments and his ceremonies.

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 And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, not 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 And if the people of the land bring in things to sell, or any things for use, to sell them on the sabbath day, that we would not buy them of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day. And that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every hand.

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 And we made ordinances for ourselves, to give the third part of a side every year for the work 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 For the leaves of proposition, and for the continual sacrifice, and for a continual holocaust on the sabbaths, on the new moons, on the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offering: that atonement might be made for Israel, and for every use of the house of our God.

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.

34 And we cast lots among the priests, and the Levites, and the people for the offering of wood, that it might be brought into the house of our God by the houses of our fathers at set times, from year to year: to burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law of Moses:

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 And that we would bring the first fruits of our land, and the firstfruits of all fruit of every tree, from year to year, in the house of our Lord.

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 And the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our oxen, and of our sheep, to be offered in the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.

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.

37 And that we would bring the firstfruits of our meats, and of our libations, and the fruit of every tree, of the vintage also and of oil to the priests, to the storehouse of our God, and the tithes of our ground to the Levites. The Levites also shall receive the tithes of our works out of all the cities.

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 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites in the tithes of the Levites, and the Levites shall offer the tithe of their tithes in the house of our God, to the storeroom into the treasure house.

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 children of Israel and the children of Levi shall carry to the treasury the firstfruits of corn, of wine, and of oil: and the sanctified vessels shall be there, and the priests, and the singing men, and the porters, and ministers, and we will not forsake 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.