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Nehemiah 10 :: New English Translation (NET)

Neh 10:1

Neh 10:1On the sealed documents were the following names: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, along with Zedekiah,

Neh 10:2

Neh 10:2Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

Neh 10:3

Neh 10:3Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah,

Neh 10:4

Neh 10:4Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

Neh 10:5

Neh 10:5Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

Neh 10:6

Neh 10:6Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

Neh 10:7

Neh 10:7Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

Neh 10:8

Neh 10:8Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.

Neh 10:9

Neh 10:9The Levites were as follows: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel.

Neh 10:10

Neh 10:10Their colleagues were as follows: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

Neh 10:11

Neh 10:11Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

Neh 10:12

Neh 10:12Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

Neh 10:13

Neh 10:13Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

Neh 10:14

Neh 10:14The leaders of the people were as follows: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

Neh 10:15

Neh 10:15Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

Neh 10:16

Neh 10:16Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

Neh 10:17

Neh 10:17Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

Neh 10:18

Neh 10:18Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

Neh 10:19

Neh 10:19Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

Neh 10:20

Neh 10:20Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

Neh 10:21

Neh 10:21Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

Neh 10:22

Neh 10:22Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

Neh 10:23

Neh 10:23Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

Neh 10:24

Neh 10:24Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

Neh 10:25

Neh 10:25Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

Neh 10:26

Neh 10:26Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

Neh 10:27

Neh 10:27Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.

Obligations of the Document

Neh 10:28

Neh 10:28"Now the rest of the people - the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple attendants, and all those who have separated themselves from the neighboring peoples because of the law of God, along with their wives, their sons, and their daughters, all of whom are able to understand -

Neh 10:29

Neh 10:29hereby participate with their colleagues the town leaders and enter into a curse and an oath to adhere to the law of God which was given through Moses the servant of God, and to obey carefully all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, along with his ordinances and his statutes.

Neh 10:30

Neh 10:30"We will not give our daughters in marriage to the neighboring peoples, and we will not take their daughters in marriage for our sons.

Neh 10:31

Neh 10:31We will not buy on the Sabbath or on a holy day from the neighboring peoples who bring their wares and all kinds of grain to sell on the Sabbath day. We will let the fields lie fallow every seventh year, and we will cancel every loan.

Neh 10:32

Neh 10:32We accept responsibility for fulfilling the commands to give one third of a shekel each year for the work of the temple of our God,

Neh 10:33

Neh 10:33for the loaves of presentation and for the regular grain offerings and regular burnt offerings, for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, for the appointed meetings, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the temple of our God.

Neh 10:34

Neh 10:34"We - the priests, the Levites, and the people - have cast lots concerning the wood offerings, to bring them to the temple of our God according to our families at the designated times year by year to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as is written in the law.

Neh 10:35

Neh 10:35We also accept responsibility for bringing the first fruits of our land and the first fruits of every fruit tree year by year to the temple of the LORD.

Neh 10:36

Neh 10:36We also accept responsibility, as is written in the law, for bringing the firstborn of our sons and our cattle and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks to the temple of our God, to the priests who are ministering in the temple of our God.

Neh 10:37

Neh 10:37We will also bring the first of our coarse meal, of our contributions, of the fruit of every tree, of new wine, and of olive oil to the priests at the storerooms of the temple of our God, along with a tenth of the produce of our land to the Levites, for the Levites are the ones who collect the tithes in all the cities where we work.

Neh 10:38

Neh 10:38A priest of Aaron's line will be with the Levites when the Levites collect the tithes, and the Levites will bring up a tenth of the tithes to the temple of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury.

Neh 10:39

Neh 10:39The Israelites and the Levites will bring the contribution of the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil to the storerooms where the utensils of the sanctuary are kept, and where the priests who minister stay, along with the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not neglect the temple of our God."
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