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13 I gave instructions[a] that Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a certain Levite named Pedaiah be put in charge of[b] the storerooms, and that Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, be their assistant,[c] for they were regarded as trustworthy. It was then their responsibility to oversee the distribution to their colleagues.[d]

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  1. Nehemiah 13:13 tc Probably one should read with the Lucianic Greek recension, the Syriac Peshitta, and the Vulgate וָאֲצַוֶּה (vaʾatsavveh, “and I commanded”) rather than the rare denominative verb וָאוֹצְרָה (vaʾotserah, “and I appointed over the storeroom”) of the MT.
  2. Nehemiah 13:13 tn Heb “be over”
  3. Nehemiah 13:13 tn Heb “on their hand.”
  4. Nehemiah 13:13 tn Heb “brothers.”