Nehemiah 10

1 Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,

2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

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

9 The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,

10 and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

13 Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

14 And the leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

26 Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.

28 “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 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 obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.

30 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 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 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 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 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 We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.

36 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 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 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 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.”

1 ¶ Now those that sealed [were], Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,

2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

3 Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,

4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these [were] the priests.

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

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

11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,

12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.

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

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,

18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,

24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

26 And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

28 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 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 people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:

31 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 ¶ 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 shewbread, and for the continual meat 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 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 to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD:

36 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 [that] we should bring the firstfruits 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 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 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.

1 And the sealers were: Nehemiah Hathirsatha the son of Hachaliah, and Zidekiah,

2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

3 Pashur, Amariah, Malchia,

4 Hattus, Sebanja, Malluch,

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

6 Daniel, Ginthon, Baruch,

7 Mesullam, Abia, Mejamin,

8 Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah: these were the priests.

9 And the Levites were: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binui among the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel

10 and their brothers: Sechanja, Hodia, Klita, Plaja, Hanan,

11 Micah, Rehob, Hasabiah,

12 Zechur, Zerebiah, Zebaniah,

13 Hodia, Bani and Beninu.

14 The chief of the people were: Pareos, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Sathu, Bani,

15 Buni, Asgad, Bebai,

16 Adonia, Bigvai, Adin,

17 Ater, Hezekiah, Asur,

18 Hodia, Hasum, Bezai,

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Neubai,

20 Magpias, Mesullam, Hesir,

21 Mesesabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 Platja, Hanan, Anaja,

23 Hosea, Hananiah, Hasub,

24 Halohes, Pilha, Sobek,

25 Rehum, Hasabna, Maeseja,

26 Ahia, Hanan, Anan,

27 Malluch, Harim and Baena.

28 And the rest of the people, the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and the Nethinims, and all that were separated from the people of the land unto the law of God, with their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, all that could understand,

29 And their mighty men received it for their brethren. And they came and sware, and bound themselves by oath to walk in the law of God, which was given by Moses the servant of God, to keep and to do according to all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, and the judgments of the LORD our sovereign,

30 And that we would not give our daughters unto the nations of the land, nor take their daughters from our sons;

31 Even if the people of the land bring merchandise and all manner of food to sell on the sabbath day, that we will not take it from them on the sabbath day and on the holy days; and that we will leave the seventh year free from all manner of burden.

32 And they laid a commandment upon us, that we should give the third part of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God,

33 For shewbread, and for a continual meat offering, and for a continual burnt offering, for the sabbath, and for the new moons, and for the solemn days, and for a sin offering, to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the business of the house of our God.

34 And we cast lots among the priests, and the Levites, and the people, for the offering of the wood to be brought unto the house of our God yearly, according to the houses of our fathers, for a time appointed, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law,

35 And to bring yearly the firstfruits of our land, and the firstfruits of all the fruit of every tree, unto the house of the LORD.

36 And the firstlings of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our oxen, and of our sheep; that we may bring all these unto the house of our God unto the priests that minister in the house of our God.

37 And we shall bring the firstfruits of our dough, and the firstfruits of our heave, and the fruit of every tree, and the wine, and the oil, unto the priests, into the treasuries of the house of our God; and the tithes of our land unto the Levites: and the Levites shall tithe in all the cities of our fields.

38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall have with the Levites also the tithes of the Levites, that the Levites may bring up the tithes of their tithes unto the house of our God into the treasury.

39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring up the heaves of the corn, and of the wine, and of the oil, into the treasuries. There are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers, that we leave not the house of our God.