Nehemiah 10:33
31 And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
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;
For the shewbread, 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 the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:
35 And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD:
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- BSB
- for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.
- KJV
- For the shewbread, 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.
- WEB
- for the show bread, for the continual meal offering, for the continual burnt offering, for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, for the set feasts, for the holy things, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
- ASV
- for the showbread, and for the continual meal-offering, and for the continual burnt-offering, for the sabbaths, for the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin-offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
- DARBY
- for the bread to be set in rows, and for the continual oblation, and for the continual burnt-offering, [for that] of the sabbaths [and] 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.
- BLB
- For the bread of the arrangement, and the regular grain offering, and the regular burnt offering [for] the Sabbaths, [for] the New Moons, for the appointed times, and for the holy things, and for sin offerings, to make atonement upon Israel, and all the work of the house of our God.
- ÅB
- til skuebrødene og det daglige matoffer og det daglige brennoffer og til offerne på sabbatene, nymånedagene og høytidene og til takkofferne og til syndofferne som tjente til soning for Israel, og til alt arbeidet i vår Guds hus.
- OTB
- for skuebrødene, for de regelmessige grødeofrene og brennofferne, for sabbatene, nymånedagene, de fastsatte høytidene, for de hellige ofrene, for syndofrene for å gjøre soning for Israel, og for alle pliktene i vår Guds hus.
- B1930
- til skuebrødene og det daglige matoffer og det daglige brennoffer og til offerne på sabbatene, nymånedagene og høitidene og til takkofferne og til syndofferne som tjente til soning for Israel, og til alt arbeidet i vår Guds hus.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
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2 Chronicles 2:4
Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
Read in contextNumbers 28:1–29
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Read in contextLeviticus 24:5–6
And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
Read in context2 Chronicles 24:5–14
And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.
Read in contextHebrews 10:11
And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
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