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36 And the firstborn of our sons and beasts—as it is written in the law[a]—and the firstborn of our cattle and sheep, to bring to the house of our God and to the priests serving in the house of our God. 37 And we bring the best of our dough, our offerings, the fruit of every tree, new wine, and olive oil to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and to bring the tithe of our soil to the Levites, for the Levites receive the tithes in all of our rural towns. 38 And the priest, the descendant[b] of Aaron, will be with the Levites during the tithe the Levites receive. The Levites will bring up a tithe of the tithes for the house of our God to the chambers of the storehouse.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 10:36 Hebrew torah
  2. Nehemiah 10:38 Or “son”

36 “As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn(A) of our sons and of our cattle, of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there.(B)

37 “Moreover, we will bring to the storerooms of the house of our God, to the priests, the first of our ground meal, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees and of our new wine and olive oil.(C) And we will bring a tithe(D) of our crops to the Levites,(E) for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.(F) 38 A priest descended from Aaron is to accompany the Levites when they receive the tithes, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of the tithes(G) up to the house of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury.

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