Nehemiah 13:10-12

Contemporary English Version

¹⁰^(A) I also found out that the temple singers and several other Levites had returned to work on their farms, because they had not been given their share of the harvest. ¹¹I called the leaders together and angrily asked them, “Why is the temple neglected?” Then I told them to start doing their jobs. ¹²^(B) After this, everyone in Judah brought a tenth of their grain, wine, and olive oil to the temple storeroom.

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Nehemiah 13:10-12

New International Version

¹⁰I also learned that the portions assigned to the Levites had not been given to them,^(A) and that all the Levites and musicians responsible for the service had gone back to their own fields.^(B) ¹¹So I rebuked the officials and asked them, “Why is the house of God neglected?”^(C) Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts.

¹²All Judah brought the tithes^(D) of grain, new wine and olive oil into the storerooms.^(E)

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