Nehemiah 13:10-14
New English Translation
10 I also discovered that the portions for the Levites had not been provided, and that as a result the Levites and the singers who performed this work had all gone off to their fields. 11 So I registered a complaint with the leaders, asking, “Why is the temple of God neglected?” Then I gathered them and reassigned them to their positions.[a]
12 Then all of Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil to the storerooms. 13 I gave instructions[b] that Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a certain Levite named Pedaiah be put in charge of[c] the storerooms, and that Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, be their assistant,[d] for they were regarded as trustworthy. It was then their responsibility to oversee the distribution to their colleagues.[e]
14 Please remember me for this, O my God, and do not wipe out the kindness that I have done for the temple of my God and for its services!
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- Nehemiah 13:11 tn Heb “and I stood them on their standing.”
- 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.
- Nehemiah 13:13 tn Heb “be over”
- Nehemiah 13:13 tn Heb “on their hand.”
- Nehemiah 13:13 tn Heb “brothers.”
Nehemiah 13:10-14
International Standard Version
Neglecting Levitical Allotments
10 I also learned that the allotments for the descendants of Levi had not been distributed. As a result, the descendants of Levi and singers who were responsible for the service had each left to go back to their fields. 11 So I confronted the officials and asked, “Why is the Temple of God neglected?” Then I gathered them together and put them back in their places. 12 Then all of Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil into the storerooms. 13 I appointed over the storerooms: Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah from the descendants of Levi; and next to them Zaccur’s son Hanan, the grandson of Mattaniah, because they had been considered faithful. Their duties were to distribute to their associates.
14 Remember me, my God, concerning this, and do not erase my faithful deeds that I have undertaken for the Temple of my God, and for its services.
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