Nehemiah 10

1 Now, upon the sealed writings, were, —Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah;

Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,

2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah;

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah;

Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,

4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch;

Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah;

Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch;

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin;

Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah, —these, were, the priests.

Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.

9 And, the Levites, —Jeshua, son of Azaniah, Binnui, of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

10 and, their brethren, —Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan;

And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah;

Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,

12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah;

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.

Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.

14 The heads of the people, —Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani;

The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai;

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin;

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur;

Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,

18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai;

Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai;

Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir;

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua;

Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah;

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub;

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,

24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek;

Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah;

Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

26 and Ahiah, Hanan, Anan;

And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

28 And, the rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the doorkeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters, —every one having knowledge and understanding,

And 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;

29 were holding fast unto their distinguished brethren, and were entering into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given through Moses the servant of God, —and to observe and do, all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord, and his regulations, and his statutes;

They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;

30 and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, —and, their daughters, would we not take for our sons;

And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons:

31 and, if the peoples of the land should be bringing in wares, or any corn on the sabbath day, to sell, we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day, —and that we would remit the seventh year, and the loan of every hand.

And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

32 And we laid on ourselves charges, appointing for ourselves the third of a shekel, yearly, —for the service of the house of our God:

Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;

33 for the bread to set in array, and the continual meal-offering, and for the continual ascending-sacrifice, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the appointed feasts, and for things hallowed, and for victims bearing sin, to put a propitiatory-covering over Israel, —and for all the work of the house of our God.

For the showbread, and for the continual food 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.

34 Also, lots, did we cast, concerning the offering of wood among the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring it unto the house of our God, by our ancestral houses, at times arranged, year by year, —to burn upon the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law.

And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:

35 And that we would bring in the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruit of all fruit of all trees, year by year, —unto the house of Yahweh;

And to bring the first-fruits of our ground, and the first-fruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD:

36 also that, the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, —and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, we would bring in unto the house of our God, unto the priests who should be in attendance in the house of our God;

Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God:

37 and, the first part of our meal and our heave-offerings and the fruit of all trees, new wine and oil, would we bring in unto the priests, into the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground unto the Levites, —the Levites themselves, taking the tithes in all our cities of agriculture.

And that we should bring the first-fruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.

38 And the priest the son of Aaron should be with the Levites, when the Levites should take the tithes, —and the Levites, should bring up the tithe of the tithe, unto the house of our God, into the chambers pertaining unto the treasure-house.

And 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 unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

39 For, into the chambers, should the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi bring in the heave-offering of the corn, the new wine and the oil, since, there, are the utensils of the sanctuary, and the priests who are in attendance, and the doorkeepers, and the singers, —so would we not neglect the house of our God.

For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.