Verse 37
Nehemiah 10:37
Bible in Basic English
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And that we would take the first of our rough meal, and our lifted offerings, and the fruit of every sort of tree, and wine and oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God (Elohim); and the tenth of the produce of our land to the Levites; for they, the Levites, take a tenth in all the towns of our ploughed land.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אֶת בְּכֹר֤וֹת בָּנֵ֨י/נוּ֙ וּ/בְהֶמְתֵּ֔י/נוּ כַּ/כָּת֖וּב בַּ/תּוֹרָ֑ה וְ/אֶת בְּכוֹרֵ֨י בְקָרֵ֜י/נוּ וְ/צֹאנֵ֗י/נוּ לְ/הָבִיא֙ לְ/בֵ֣ית אֱלֹהֵ֔י/נוּ לַ/כֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים הַ/מְשָׁרְתִ֖ים בְּ/בֵ֥ית אֱלֹהֵֽי/נוּ
English Translation
And the firstborn of our sons and our animals, as it is written in the Torah, and the firstborn of our cattle and our sheep to bring to the house of our God to the priests who serve in the house of our God.
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Chapter 10 Context
1
Now those who put down their names were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
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Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
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Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
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Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
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Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
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Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
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Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
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Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
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And the Levites: by name, Jeshua, the son of Azaniah, Binnui, of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
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And their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
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Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
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Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
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Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.
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The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
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Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
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Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
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Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
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Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
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Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai,
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Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
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Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
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Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
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Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
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Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
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Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
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And Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
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Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
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And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the door-keepers, the music-makers, the Nethin...
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They were united with their brothers, their rulers, and put themselves under a curse and an oath, to...
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And that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the lands, or take their daughters for ou...
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And if the peoples of the lands come to do trade in goods or food on the Sabbath day, that we would...
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And we made rules for ourselves, taxing ourselves a third of a shekel every year for the upkeep of t...
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For the holy bread, and for the regular meal offering and the regular burned offering on the Sabbath...
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And we, the priests and the Levites and the people, made selection, by the decision of the Lord, of...
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And to take the first-fruits of our land, and the first-fruits of every sort of tree, year by year,...
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As well as the first of our sons and of our cattle, as it is recorded in the law, and the first lamb...
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And that we would take the first of our rough meal, and our lifted offerings, and the fruit of every...
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And the priest, the son of Aaron, is to be with the Levites, when the Levites take the tenths: and t...
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For the children of Israel and the children of Levi are to take the lifted offering of the grain and...
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