King James New American Standard Bible
  • 1 Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
  • 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
  • 3 Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,
  • 4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
  • 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
  • 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
  • 7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
  • 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
  • 9 And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
  • 10 And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
  • 11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
  • 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
  • 13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
  • 14 The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
  • 15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
  • 16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
  • 17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,
  • 18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,
  • 19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
  • 20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
  • 21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,
  • 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
  • 23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,
  • 24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,
  • 25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
  • 26 And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
  • 27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
  • 28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;
  • 29 They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
  • 30 And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
  • 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;
  • 33 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:
  • 36 Also 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, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God:
  • 37 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.
  • 38 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.
  • 39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
  • 1 Now on the sealed document were the names of: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
  • 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
  • 3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
  • 4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
  • 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
  • 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
  • 7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
  • 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were the priests.
  • 9 And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
  • 10 also their brothers Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
  • 11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
  • 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
  • 13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.
  • 14 The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
  • 15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
  • 16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
  • 17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
  • 18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
  • 19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
  • 20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
  • 21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
  • 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
  • 23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
  • 24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
  • 25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
  • 26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
  • 27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
  • 28 Now the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters, all those who had knowledge and understanding,
  • 29 are joining with their kinsmen, their nobles, and are taking on themselves a curse and an oath to walk in God's law, which was given through Moses, God's servant, and to keep and to observe all the commandments of GOD our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes;
  • 30 and that we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.
  • 31 As for the peoples of the land who bring wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell, we will not buy from them on the sabbath or a holy day; and we will forego the crops the seventh year and the exaction of every debt.
  • 32 We also placed ourselves under obligation to contribute yearly one third of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:
  • 33 for the showbread, for the continual grain offering, for the continual burnt offering, the sabbaths, the new moon, for the appointed times, for the holy things and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and all the work of the house of our God.
  • 34 Likewise we cast lots for the supply of wood among the priests, the Levites and the people so that they might bring it to the house of our God, according to our fathers' households, at fixed times annually, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law;
  • 35 and that they might bring the first fruits of our ground and the first fruits of all the fruit of every tree to the house of the LORD annually,
  • 36 and bring to the house of our God the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, and the firstborn of our herds and our flocks as it is written in the law, for the priests who are ministering in the house of our God.
  • 37 We will also bring the first of our dough, our contributions, the fruit of every tree, the new wine and the oil to the priests at the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground to the Levites, for the Levites are they who receive the tithes in all the rural towns.
  • 38 The priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive tithes, and the Levites shall bring up the tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers of the storehouse.
  • 39 For the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of the grain, the new wine and the oil to the chambers; there are the utensils of the sanctuary, the priests who are ministering, the gatekeepers and the singers. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.
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