Nehemiah 10:37

and, the first part of our meal and our heave-offerings and the fruit of all trees, new wine and oil, would we bring in unto the priests, into the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground unto the Levites,—the Levites themselves, taking the tithes in all our cities of agriculture.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.

In Context

36also that, the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law,—and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, we would bring in unto the house of our God, unto the priests who should be in attendance in the house of our God;

38And the priest the son of Aaron should be with the Levites, when the Levites should take the tithes,—and the Levites, should bring up the tithe of the tithe, unto the house of our God, into the chambers pertaining unto the treasure-house.

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Cross References

Exodus 13:12that thou shalt set apart whatsoever is born first, to Yahweh; and, of all firstlings of beasts which thou shalt have, the males, shall pertain to Yahweh.

Leviticus 27:30And, as for all the tithe of the land whether of the seed of the land, [or] of the fruit of the trees, unto Yahweh, it belongeth,—as something holy unto Yahweh.

Numbers 18:12All the best of oil, and all the best of new-wine and corn,—the firstfruits thereof which they shall give unto Yahweh, unto thee, have I given them.

Numbers 18:18and their flesh, shall be thine,—as the wave-breast and as the right leg, thine, shall it be:

Numbers 18:24Because the tenth of the sons of Israel which they shall offer up unto Yahweh as a heave-offering, have I given unto the Levites as an inheritance,—for this cause, said I regarding them, In the midst of the sons of Israel, shall they take no inheritance.

Deuteronomy 26:2then shalt thou take—of the first of all the fruit of the soil which thou shalt bring in from thy land which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee and shalt put it in a basket,—and go thy way unto the place which Yahweh thy God shall choose, to make a habitation for his name there.

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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