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Nehemiah 13:12

Generosity

10 I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.

11 So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,

and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.

13 I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.

14 Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.

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BSB
and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.
KJV
Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
WEB
Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to the treasuries.
ASV
Then brought all Judah the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
DARBY
And all Judah brought the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil into the storehouses.
BLB
And all Judah brought the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil to the treasuries.
ÅB
Og hele Juda førte tienden av kornet, mosten og oljen til forrådskammerne.
OTB
Hele Juda brakte da tiendene av korn, ny vin og olivenolje inn i lagerrommene.
B1930
Og hele Juda førte tienden av kornet, mosten og oljen til forrådskammerne.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Nehemiah 10:37–39

    Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.

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  • Malachi 3:10

    Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.

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  • Nehemiah 12:44

    And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.

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  • Deuteronomy 14:22

    You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.

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  • Leviticus 27:30

    Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.

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  • Numbers 18:20–26

    Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.

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