Nehemiah 10:38

Now the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites in the tithes of the Levites, and the Levites shall offer a tenth part of their tithes in the house of our God, to the storeroom in the house of the treasury.

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In The King James Version

And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

In Context

37and so that we might bring in the first-fruits of our foods, and of our libations, and the fruits of every tree, also of the vintage and of the oil, to the priests, to the storehouse of our God, with the tithes of our land for the Levites. The Levites also shall receive tithes from our works out of all the cities.

39For the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi shall carry to the storehouse the first-fruits of the grain, of the wine, and of the oil. And the sanctified vessels shall be there, and the priests, and the singing men, and the gatekeepers, and the ministers. And we shall not forsake the house of our God.

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Cross References

Leviticus 27:30All the tithes of the land, whether from the grain, or from the fruits of trees, are for the Lord and are sanctified to him.

Numbers 15:21so also shall you give the first-fruits of your cooked grains to the Lord.

Numbers 18:24being content with the oblation of tithes, which I have separated for their uses and necessities.”

Deuteronomy 14:22Each year, you shall separate the tithes out of all your crops which spring forth from the earth.

2 Chronicles 31:11And so Hezekiah instructed that they should prepare storage places for the house of the Lord. And when they had done so,

Nehemiah 13:31O my God, remember me also, for good, because of the offering of wood, at the appointed times, and because of the first-fruits. Amen.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 10:33-39

The Renewal of Sacred Rites. ( b. c. 444.) 32 Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God; 33 For the showbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God. 34 And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and… Read the whole commentary →

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