Nehemiah 10

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

Now those who sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

2 Saraias, Azarias, Jeremias,

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

3 Pheshur, Amarias, Melchias,

Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

4 Hattus, Sebenia, Melluch,

Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

5 Harem, Merimuth, Obdias,

Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

6 Daniel, Genthon, Baruch,

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

7 Mosollam, Abia, Miamin,

Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

8 Maazia, Belgia, Semeia: these were priests.

Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.

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

The Levites: Yeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

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

and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

11 Micha, Rohob, Hasebia,

Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

12 Zachur, Serebia, Sabania,

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

13 Odaia, Bani, Baninu.

Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

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

The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

15 Bonni, Azgad, Bebai,

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

16 Adonia, Begoai, Adin,

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

17 Ater, Hezecia, Azur,

Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

18 Odaia, Hasum, Besai,

Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

19 Hareph, Anathoth, Nebai,

Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai,

20 Megphias, Mosollam, Hazir,

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

21 Mesizabel, Sadoc, Jeddua,

Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 Pheltia, Hanan, Anaia,

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 Osee, Hanania, Hasub,

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

24 Alohes, Phalea, Sobec,

Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

25 Rehum, Hasebna, Maasia,

Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

26 Echaia, Hanan, Anan,

Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Melluch, Haran, Baana:

Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.

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.

The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters—everyone 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.

joined with their brothers, their nobles, and entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in God’s Torah, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

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 would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for 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 if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy from them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year crops 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,

Also 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:

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.

for the show bread, for the continual meal offering, for the continual burnt offering, for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, for the set feasts, for the holy things, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work 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:

We, the priests, the Levites, and the people, cast lots for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers’ houses, at times appointed year by year, to burn on the LORD our God’s altar, as it is written in the Torah;

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 ground and the first fruits of all fruit of all kinds of trees, year by year, to the LORD’s house;

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.

also the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock, as it is written in the Torah, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who 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 that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, our wave offerings, the fruit of all kinds of trees, and the new wine and the oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all our farming villages.

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.

The priest, the descendent of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites take tithes. The Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms, into the treasure house.

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 the wave offering of the grain, of the new wine, and of the oil, to the rooms where the vessels of the sanctuary are, and the priests who minister, with the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not forsake the house of our God.