Nehemiah 10

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

And with those whose seal was affixed were, Nehemiah the Tirshatha the son of Chachalyah, and Zidkiyah.

2 the son of Araea, and Azaria, and Jeremia,

[Then] Serayah, 'Azaryah, Jeremiah,

3 Phasur, Amaria, Melchia,

Pashchui, Amaryah, Malkiyah,

4 Attus, Sebani, Maluch,

Chattush, Shebanyah, Malluch,

5 Iram, Meramoth, Abdia,

Charim, Meremoth, 'Obadiah,

6 Daniel, Gannathon, Baruch,

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

7 Mesulam, Abia, Miamin,

Meshullam, Abiyah, Miyamin,

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

Ma'azyah, Bilgai, Shema'yah: these were the priests.

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

And the Levites: Jeshua' the son of Azanyah, Binnui [[of]] the sons of Chenadad, Kadmiel;

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

And their brethren, Shebanyah, Hodiyah, Kelita, Palayah, Chanan,

11 Micha, Roob, Asebias,

Micha, Rechob, Chashabyah,

12 Zacchor, Sarabia, Sebania,

Zaccur, Sherebyah, Shebanyah,

13 Odum, the sons of Banuae.

Hodiyah, Bani, Beninu.

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

The chiefs of the people: Par'osh, Pachath-moab, 'Elam, Zatthu, Bani,

15 the sons of Bani, Asgad, Bebai,

Bunni, 'Azgad, Bebai,

16 Adania, Bagoi, Hedin

Adoniyah, Bigvai, 'Adin,

17 Ater, Ezekia, Azur,

Ater, Chizkiyah, 'Azzur,

18 Oduia, Esam, Besi,

Hodiyah, Chashum, Bezai,

19 Ariph, Anathoth, Nobai,

Chariph, 'Anathoth, Nebai,

20 Megaphes, Mesullam, Ezir,

Magpi'ash, Meshullam, Chezir,

21 Mesozebel, Saduc, Jeddua,

Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua',

22 Phaltia, Anan, Anaea,

Pelatyah, Chanan, 'Anayah,

23 Osee, Anania, Asub,

Hoshea', Chanayah, Chasshub,

24 Aloes, Phalai, Sobec,

Hallochesh, Pilcha, Shobek,

25 Reum, Essabana, Maasia,

Rechum, Chashabnah, Ma'asseyah,

26 and Aia, Aenan, Enam,

And Achiyah, Chanan, 'Anan,

27 Maluch, Eram, Baana.

Malluch, Charim, Ba'anah.

28 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,

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gate-keepers, the singers, the temple-servants, and all those that had separated themselves from the nations of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding,

29 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;

Held firmly with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given through means of Moses the servant of God, and to observe and to do all the commandments of the Eternal One, our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

30 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.

And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;

31 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.

And that if the people of the land should bring wares or any provisions on the sabbath day to sell, we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on [another] holy day; and that we would leave [the fields without reaping in] the seventh year, and [give up] every loan of hand.

32 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;

And we established for us as one of the commandments to impose on ourselves [to give] the third part of a shekel in every year for the service of the house of our God;

33 the shewbread, 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.

For the shew-bread, and for the continual meat-offering, and for the continual burnt-offering, [for those of] the sabbaths, of the new-moons, for the appointed 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 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:

And we, the priests, the Levites, and the people, cast lots concerning the procuring of the wood, to bring it into the house of our God, unto the house of our fathers, at fixed times, 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 first-fruits of our land, and the first-fruits of the fruit of every tree, year by year, into the house of the Lord:

And to bring the first-fruits of our ground, and the first-fruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the Lord;

36 the first-born of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the first-born 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.

And also the first-born of our sons, and for our [unclean] cattle, as it is written in the law, and to bring the first-born of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God;

37 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.

And that we would bring the first portion of our dough, and our heave-offerings, and this of the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, to the priests, unto the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites; and that these same Levites should be the receivers of the tithes in all the cities of our land-tillage;

38 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.

And that the priest the son of Aaron should be with the Levites, when the Levites receive the tithes; and that the Levites should 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 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.

For into the chambers shall the children of Israel and the children of Levi bring the heave-offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, and there shall be the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the gatekeepers, and the singers: and that we will not forsake the house of our God.