36 to bring the (A)firstborn of our sons and our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and our flocks, to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God; 37 (B)to bring the firstfruits of our dough, our offerings, the fruit from all kinds of trees, the new wine and oil, to the priests, to the storerooms of the [a]house of our God; and to bring (C)the tithes of our land to the Levites, for the Levites should receive the tithes in all our farming communities. 38 And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, shall be with the Levites (D)when the Levites receive tithes; and the Levites shall bring up a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to (E)the rooms of the storehouse.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 10:37 Temple

36 “As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn(A) of our sons and of our cattle, of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there.(B)

37 “Moreover, we will bring to the storerooms of the house of our God, to the priests, the first of our ground meal, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees and of our new wine and olive oil.(C) And we will bring a tithe(D) of our crops to the Levites,(E) for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.(F) 38 A priest descended from Aaron is to accompany the Levites when they receive the tithes, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of the tithes(G) up to the house of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury.

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