Nehemiah 10

1 Now those who sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

And over them that sealed were Neemias the Artasastha, son of Achalia, and Zedekias,

2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

the son of Araea, and Azaria, and Jeremia,

3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

Phasur, Amaria, Melchia,

4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

Attus, Sebani, Maluch,

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

Iram, Meramoth, Abdia,

6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

Daniel, Gannathon, Baruch,

7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

Mesulam, Abia, Miamin,

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

Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; these [were] priests.

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

And the Levites; Jesus the son of Azania, Banaiu of the sons of Enadad, Cadmiel

10 and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

and his brethren, Sabania, Oduia, Calitan, Phelia, Anan,

11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

Micha, Roob, Asebias,

12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

Zacchor, Sarabia, Sebania,

13 Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

Odum, the sons of Banuae.

14 The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

The heads of the people; Phoros, Phaath Moab, Elam, Zathuia,

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

the sons of Bani, Asgad, Bebai,

16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

Adania, Bagoi, Hedin

17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

Ater, Ezekia, Azur,

18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

Oduia, Esam, Besi,

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai,

Ariph, Anathoth, Nobai,

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

Megaphes, Mesullam, Ezir,

21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

Mesozebel, Saduc, Jeddua,

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

Phaltia, Anan, Anaea,

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

Osee, Anania, Asub,

24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

Aloes, Phalai, Sobec,

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

Reum, Essabana, Maasia,

26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

and Aia, Aenan, Enam,

27 Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.

Maluch, Eram, Baana.

28 The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters—everyone who had knowledge and understanding—

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nathinim, and every one who drew off from the nations of the land to the law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, every one who had knowledge and understanding,

29 joined with their brothers, 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 ordinances and his statutes;

were urgent with their brethren, and bound them under a curse, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given by the hand of Moses, the servant of God; to keep and to do all the commandments of the Lord, and his judgments, and his ordinances;

30 and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;

and that we will not, [they said, ]give our daughters to the people of the land, nor will we take their daughters to our sons.

31 and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy from them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year crops and the exaction of every debt.

And [as for] the people of the land who bring wares and all [manner of] merchandise to sell on the sabbath-day, we [will] not buy of them on the sabbath or on the holy day: and we will leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

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

And we will impose ordinances upon ourselves, to levy on ourselves the third part of a didrachm yearly for the service of the house of our God;

33 for the show bread, for the continual meal offering, for the continual burnt offering, for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, for the set feasts, for the holy things, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

the show bread, and the continual meat-offering, and for the continual whole burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moon, for the feast, and for the holy things, and the sin-offerings, to make atonement for Israel, and for the works of the house of our God.

34 We, the priests, the Levites, and the people, cast lots for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers’ houses, at times appointed year by year, to burn on the LORD our God’s altar, as it is written in the law;

And we cast lots for the office of wood-bearing, [we] the priests, and the Levites, and the people, to bring [wood] into the house of our God, according to the house of our families, at certain set times, year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law:

35 and to bring the first fruits of our ground and the first fruits of all fruit of all kinds of trees, year by year, to the LORD’s house;

and to bring the first fruits of our land, and the first fruits of the fruit of every tree, year by year, into the house of the Lord:

36 also the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock, as it is written in the law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God;

the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, for the priests that minister in the house of our God.

37 and that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, our wave offerings, the fruit of all kinds of trees, and the new wine and the oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all our farming villages.

And the first fruits of our corn, and the fruit of every tree, of wine, and of oil, will we bring to the priests to the treasury of the house of God; and a tithe of our land to the Levites: for the Levites themselves shall receive tithes in all the cities of the land we cultivate.

38 The priest, the descendent of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites take tithes. The Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms, into the treasure house.

And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites in the tithe of the Levite: and the Levites shall bring up the tenth part of [their] tithe to the house of our God, into the treasuries of the house of God.

39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the wave offering of the grain, of the new wine, and of the oil, to the rooms where the vessels of the sanctuary are, and the priests who minister, with the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not forsake the house of our God.

For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring into the treasuries the first fruits of the corn, and wine, and oil; and there [are] the holy vessels, and the priests, and the ministers, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.