Nehemiah 10

1 And at the head of those that sealed were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, 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, Shemaiah: these were the priests.

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

9 — And 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 brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, 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 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.

Odum, the sons of Banuae.

14 — The chief of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zatthu, 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 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,

Oduia, Esam, Besi,

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

Ariph, Anathoth, Nobai,

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

Megaphes, Mesullam, Ezir,

21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,

Mesozebel, Saduc, Jeddua,

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

Phaltia, Anan, Anaea,

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,

Osee, Anania, Asub,

24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

Aloes, Phalai, Sobec,

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

Reum, Essabana, Maasia,

26 and Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

and Aia, Aenan, Enam,

27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

Maluch, Eram, Baana.

28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the doorkeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters, every one having knowledge [and] having 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 brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which had been given by Moses the servant of God, and to keep and do all the commandments of Jehovah 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 that if the peoples of the land brought wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell, we would not take it of them on the sabbath, or on [any] holy day; and that we would leave [the land uncultivated] the seventh year, 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 And we made ordinances for us, 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 bread to be set in rows, and for the continual oblation, and for the continual burnt-offering, [for that] of the sabbaths [and] of the new moons, for the set 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.

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.

34 And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, 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 upon the altar of Jehovah our God, 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 land, and the first-fruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year to the house of Jehovah,

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

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.

37 and that we should bring the first-fruits of our coarse meal and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, new wine and oil, to the priests, into the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithes of our ground to the Levites, that they, the Levites, should take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.

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 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes; and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, into the chambers of 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 heave-offering of the corn, of the new wine and the oil, into the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the doorkeepers and the singers. And 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.