As soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance (A)the firstfruits of grain and wine, oil and honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the (B)tithe of everything.

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As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously gave the firstfruits(A) of their grain, new wine,(B) olive oil and honey and all that the fields produced. They brought a great amount, a tithe of everything.

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12 (A)Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil to the storehouse.

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12 All Judah brought the tithes(A) of grain, new wine and olive oil into the storerooms.(B)

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(A)Honor the Lord with your possessions,
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;

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Honor the Lord with your wealth,
    with the firstfruits(A) of all your crops;

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31 and to bringing (A)the wood offering and the firstfruits at appointed times.

(B)Remember me, O my God, for good!

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31 I also made provision for contributions of wood(A) at designated times, and for the firstfruits.(B)

Remember(C) me with favor, my God.

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Temple Responsibilities

44 (A)And at the same time some were appointed over the rooms of the storehouse for the offerings, the firstfruits, and the (B)tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who [a]ministered.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 12:44 Lit. stood

44 At that time men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms(A) for the contributions, firstfruits and tithes.(B) From the fields around the towns they were to bring into the storerooms the portions required by the Law for the priests and the Levites, for Judah was pleased with the ministering priests and Levites.(C)

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35 And we made ordinances (A)to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, to the house of the Lord; 36 to bring the (B)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 (C)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 (D)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 (E)when the Levites receive tithes; and the Levites shall bring up a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to (F)the rooms of the storehouse.

39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi (G)shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine and the oil, to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are, where the priests who minister and the gatekeepers (H)and the singers are; and we will not (I)neglect the house of our God.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 10:37 Temple

35 “We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the Lord each year the firstfruits(A) of our crops and of every fruit tree.(B)

36 “As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn(C) 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.(D)

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.(E) And we will bring a tithe(F) of our crops to the Levites,(G) for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.(H) 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(I) up to the house of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury. 39 The people of Israel, including the Levites, are to bring their contributions of grain, new wine and olive oil to the storerooms, where the articles for the sanctuary and for the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the musicians are also kept.

“We will not neglect the house of our God.”(J)

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10 Then all the leaders and all the people rejoiced, brought their contributions, and put them into the chest until all had given. 11 So it was, at that time, when the chest was brought to the king’s official by the hand of the Levites, and (A)when they saw that there was much money, that the king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it and returned it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

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10 All the officials and all the people brought their contributions gladly,(A) dropping them into the chest until it was full. 11 Whenever the chest was brought in by the Levites to the king’s officials and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this regularly and collected a great amount of money.

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and they spoke to Moses, saying, (A)“The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which the Lord commanded us to do.”

So Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.” And the people were restrained from bringing,

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and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough(A) for doing the work the Lord commanded to be done.”

Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: “No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” And so the people were restrained from bringing more,

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The Tabernacle Offerings Presented

20 And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. 21 Then everyone came (A)whose heart [a]was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they (B)brought the Lord’s offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments. 22 They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, and brought (C)earrings and nose rings, rings and necklaces, all (D)jewelry of gold, that is, every man who made an offering of gold to the Lord. 23 And (E)every man, with whom was found blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair, red skins of rams, and [b]badger skins, brought them. 24 Everyone who offered an offering of silver or bronze brought the Lord’s offering. And everyone with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it. 25 All the women who were (F)gifted artisans spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. 26 And all the women whose hearts [c]stirred with wisdom spun yarn of goats’ hair. 27 (G)The rulers brought onyx stones, and the stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate, 28 and (H)spices and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense. 29 The children of Israel brought a (I)freewill offering to the Lord, all the men and women whose hearts were willing to bring material for all kinds of work which the Lord, by the hand of Moses, had commanded to be done.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 35:21 Lit. lifted him up
  2. Exodus 35:23 Or dolphin
  3. Exodus 35:26 Lit. lifted them up

20 Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses’ presence, 21 and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the Lord for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments. 22 All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewelry of all kinds: brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments. They all presented their gold as a wave offering to the Lord. 23 Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn(A) or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or the other durable leather brought them. 24 Those presenting an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the Lord, and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it. 25 Every skilled woman(B) spun with her hands and brought what she had spun—blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen. 26 And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair. 27 The leaders(C) brought onyx stones and other gems(D) to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. 28 They also brought spices and olive oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.(E) 29 All the Israelite men and women who were willing(F) brought to the Lord freewill offerings(G) for all the work the Lord through Moses had commanded them to do.

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‘Take from among you an offering to the Lord. (A)Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord: (B)gold, silver, and bronze;

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From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze;

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These are the ones who were not defiled with women, (A)for they are virgins. These are the ones (B)who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These (C)were [a]redeemed from among men, (D)being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 14:4 M adds by Jesus

These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins.(A) They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.(B) They were purchased from among mankind(C) and offered as firstfruits(D) to God and the Lamb.

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18 (A)Of His own will He brought us forth by the (B)word of truth, (C)that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

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18 He chose to give us birth(A) through the word of truth,(B) that we might be a kind of firstfruits(C) of all he created.

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that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and (A)their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality. For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing, imploring us with much urgency [a]that we would receive the gift and (B)the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. And not only as we had hoped, but they first (C)gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the (D)will of God.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 8:4 NU, M omit that we would receive, thus changing text to urgency for the favor and fellowship

In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.(A) For I testify that they gave as much as they were able,(B) and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing(C) in this service(D) to the Lord’s people.(E) And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.

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