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Nehemiah 10:34

32 We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:

33 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.

We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.

35 We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.

36 And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.

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BSB
We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.
KJV
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:
WEB
We, the priests, the Levites, and the people, cast lots for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers’ houses, at times appointed year by year, to burn on the LORD our God’s altar, as it is written in the law;
ASV
And we cast lots, the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood-offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers` houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn upon the altar of Jehovah our God, as it is written in the law;
DARBY
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, according to our fathers' houses, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of Jehovah our God, as it is written in the law;
BLB
And the lots we made fall over the offering of wood [for] the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring [it] to the house of our God, by the house of our fathers, at the times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of YHWH our God, as written in the Law,
ÅB
Og vi, prestene, levittene og folket, kastet lodd om avgivelsen av ved til templet, hvordan vi år for år til fastsatte tider skulle føre den til vår Guds hus etter våre familier for å brenne den på Herrens, vår Guds alter, som foreskrevet er i loven.
OTB
På samme måte kastet vi lodd blant prestene, levittene og folket for tilførsel av ved, for å bringe det til vår Guds hus, i henhold til våre familier, til fastsatte tider årlig, for å brenne på alteret til Herren vår Gud, som det er skrevet i loven.
B1930
Og vi, prestene, levittene og folket, kastet lodd om avgivelsen av ved til templet, hvorledes vi år for år til fastsatte tider skulde føre den til vår Guds hus efter våre familier for å brenne den på Herrens, vår Guds alter, som foreskrevet er i loven.

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