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11 So I (A)contended against the officials and said, “(B)Why is the house of God forsaken?” Then I gathered them together and had them stand in their posts. 12 All Judah then brought (C)the tithe of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storehouses. 13 In charge of the storehouses I appointed Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, and in addition to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for (D)they were counted as faithful, and it was [a]their task to apportion everything to their [b]relatives.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 13:13 Lit upon them
  2. Nehemiah 13:13 Lit brothers

11 Then contended I with the officials, and said, Why is the Beis HaElohim forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

12 Then brought all Yehudah the ma’asar of the grain and the tirosh and the oil unto the Otzarot.

13 And I made over the Otzarot Shelemyah the Kohen, and Tzadok the Sofer, and of the Levi’im, Pedayah; and next to them was Chanan ben Zakkur, ben Matanyah; for they were considered ne’emanim, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.

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