Nehemiah 10
1 And over them that sealed were Neemias the Artasastha, son of Achalia, and Zedekias,
Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah;
2 the son of Araea, and Azaria, and Jeremia,
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah;
3 Phasur, Amaria, Melchia,
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah;
4 Attus, Sebani, Maluch,
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch;
5 Iram, Meramoth, Abdia,
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah;
6 Daniel, Gannathon, Baruch,
Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch;
7 Mesulam, Abia, Miamin,
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin;
8 Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; these [were] priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
9 And the Levites; Jesus the son of Azania, Banaiu of the sons of Enadad, Cadmiel
And the Levites: namely, Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
10 and his brethren, Sabania, Oduia, Calitan, Phelia, Anan,
and their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan;
11 Micha, Roob, Asebias,
Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah;
12 Zacchor, Sarabia, Sebania,
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah;
13 Odum, the sons of Banuae.
Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.
14 The heads of the people; Phoros, Phaath Moab, Elam, Zathuia,
The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani;
15 the sons of Bani, Asgad, Bebai,
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai;
16 Adania, Bagoi, Hedin
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin;
17 Ater, Ezekia, Azur,
Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur;
18 Oduia, Esam, Besi,
Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai;
19 Ariph, Anathoth, Nobai,
Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai;
20 Megaphes, Mesullam, Ezir,
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir;
21 Mesozebel, Saduc, Jeddua,
Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua;
22 Phaltia, Anan, Anaea,
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah;
23 Osee, Anania, Asub,
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub;
24 Aloes, Phalai, Sobec,
Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek;
25 Reum, Essabana, Maasia,
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah;
26 and Aia, Aenan, Enam,
and Ahiah, Hanan, Anan;
27 Maluch, Eram, Baana.
Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
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 porters, the singers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one that had knowledge and 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;
They clave to their brethren, 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 to do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments 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 peoples 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 if the peoples of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day: and that we would forgo the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
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;
Also 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;
33 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.
for the shewbread, and for the continual meal offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make 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 cast lots, 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 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 firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all manner of trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD:
36 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.
also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring 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 should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our heave offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, the wine and the oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all the cities of our 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 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 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 the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave offering of the corn, of the wine, and of the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
