Nehemiah 10

1 and upon [the] to seal Nehemiah [the] governor son: child Hacaliah and Zedekiah

On the sealed documents were Nehemiah, the governor, son of Hakaliah and Zedekiah,

2 Seraiah Azariah Jeremiah

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

3 Pashhur Amariah Malchijah

Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

4 Hattush Shebaniah Malluch

Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluk,

5 Harim Meremoth Obadiah

Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

6 Daniel Ginnethon Baruch

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

7 Meshullam Abijah Mijamin

Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

8 Maaziah Bilgai Shemaiah these [the] priest

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

9 and [the] Levi and Jeshua son: child Azaniah Binnui from son: child Henadad Kadmiel

The Levites were: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the family of Henadad, Kadmiel,

10 and brother: male-relative their Shebaniah Hodiah Kelita Pelaiah Hanan

and their fellow Levites, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

11 Mica Rehob Hashabiah

Mika, Rehob, Hashabiah,

12 Zaccur Sherebiah Shebaniah

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

13 Hodiah Bani Beninu

Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

14 head: leader [the] people Parosh Pahath-moab Pahath-moab Elam Zattu Bani

The leaders of the people were: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

15 Bunni Azgad Bebai

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

16 Adonijah Bigvai Adin

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

17 Ater Hezekiah Azzur

Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

18 Hodiah Hashum Bezai

Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

19 Hariph Anathoth (Nebai *Q(K)*)

Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

20 Magpiash Meshullam Hezir

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

21 Meshezabel Zadok Jaddua

Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 Pelatiah Hanan Anaiah

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 Hoshea Hananiah Hasshub

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

24 Hallohesh Pilha Shobek

Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

25 Rehum Hashabnah Maaseiah

Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

26 and Ahiah Hanan Anan

Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Malluch Harim Baanah

Malluk, Harim, and Baanah.

28 and remnant [the] people [the] priest [the] Levi [the] gatekeeper [the] to sing [the] temple servant and all [the] to separate from people [the] land: country/planet to(wards) instruction [the] God woman: wife their son: child their and daughter their all to know to understand

As for the rest of the people, who were priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the neighboring lands and pledged themselves to the law of God, including their wives, their sons and their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding,

29 to strengthen: strengthen upon brother: male-relative their great their and to come (in): come in/on/with oath and in/on/with oath to/for to go: walk in/on/with instruction [the] God which to give: give in/on/with hand: by Moses servant/slave [the] God and to/for to keep: obey and to/for to make: do [obj] all commandment LORD lord our and justice: judgement his and statute: decree his

they joined together with their brothers, their nobles, and bound themselves with both a curse and an oath to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and obey all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord and his decrees and his statutes.

30 and which not to give: give(marriage) daughter our to/for people [the] land: country/planet and [obj] daughter their not to take: take to/for son: child our

We promised that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land or take their daughters for our sons.

31 and people [the] land: country/planet [the] to come (in): bring [obj] [the] ware and all grain in/on/with day [the] Sabbath to/for to sell not to take: buy from them in/on/with Sabbath and in/on/with day holiness and to leave [obj] [the] year [the] seventh and interest all hand

We also promised that if the people of the land bring goods or any grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we would not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we will let our fields rest, and we will cancel all debts.

32 and to stand: appoint upon us commandment to/for to give: give upon us third [the] shekel in/on/with year to/for service: ministry house: temple God our

We accepted the commands to give a third of a shekel each year for the service of the house of our God,

33 to/for food: bread [the] row and offering [the] continually and to/for burnt offering [the] continually [the] Sabbath [the] month: new moon to/for meeting: festival and to/for holiness and to/for sin: sin offering to/for to atone upon Israel and all work house: temple God our

to provide for the bread of the presence, and for the regular grain offering, the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals and appointed feasts, and for the holy offerings, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, as well as for all the work of the house of our God.

34 and [the] allotted to fall: allot upon offering [the] tree: wood [the] priest [the] Levi and [the] people to/for to come (in): bring to/for house: temple God our to/for house: household father our to/for time to appoint year in/on/with year to/for to burn: burn upon altar LORD God our like/as to write in/on/with instruction

The priests, the Levites, and the people cast lots for the wood offering. The lots would select which of our families would bring wood into the house of our God at the appointed times each year, to be burned on the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law.

35 and to/for to come (in): bring [obj] firstfruit land: soil our and firstfruit all fruit all tree year in/on/with year to/for house: temple LORD

We promised to bring to the house of Yahweh the firstfruits grown from our soil, and the firstfruits of every tree each year.

36 and [obj] firstborn son: child our and animal our like/as to write in/on/with instruction and [obj] firstborn cattle our and flock our to/for to come (in): bring to/for house: temple God our to/for priest [the] to minister in/on/with house: temple God our

As it is written in the law, we promised to bring to the house of God and to the priests who serve there, the firstborn of our sons and of our herds and flocks.

37 and [obj] first: beginning dough our and contribution our and fruit all tree new wine and oil to come (in): bring to/for priest to(wards) chamber house: temple God our and tithe land: soil our to/for Levi and they(masc.) [the] Levi [the] to tithe in/on/with all city service: work our

We will bring the first of our dough and our grain offerings, and the fruit of every tree, and the new wine and the oil we will bring to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God. We will bring to the Levites the tithes from our soil because the Levites collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.

38 and to be [the] priest son: descendant/people Aaron with [the] Levi in/on/with to tithe [the] Levi and [the] Levi to ascend: establish [obj] tithe [the] tithe to/for house: temple God our to(wards) [the] chamber to/for house: home [the] treasure

A priest, a descendant of Aaron, must be with the Levites when they receive the tithes. The Levites must bring a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God to the storerooms of the treasury.

39 for to(wards) [the] chamber to come (in): bring son: descendant/people Israel and son: descendant/people [the] Levi [obj] contribution [the] grain [the] new wine and [the] oil and there article/utensil [the] sanctuary and [the] priest [the] to minister and [the] gatekeeper and [the] to sing and not to leave: neglect [obj] house: temple God our

For the people of Israel and the descendants of Levi are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the priests who are serving, and the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. We will not neglect the house of our God.