Nehemiah 13:5
in Nehemiah 13and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meal-offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the heave-offerings for the priests.
KJV
And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.
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This verse in Nehemiah 13
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
a relative of Tobiah
on Nehemiah 13:4-5
"Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah," was in charge of the storerooms (13:4). He prepares "a large room" for the Ammonite who mocked the wall in chapter 4. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown identify him with the high priest of chapter 3, noting that his grandson is named at 13:28.
This site's exposition
had prepared for Tobiah a large room
The room had stored the offerings, incense and temple articles, and the tithes that fed the Levites, singers and gatekeepers. Emptying it for Tobiah left those gifts without a store. Clarke judges that if this Eliashib was the high priest, he betrayed his charge and shamed the priesthood.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
He made for himself a large treasury, etc. This statement, where Nehemiah writes that he was not in Jerusalem, does not seem to pertain to the matters narrated above up to this point, but only to the present location; for the previous matters were seen …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he had prepared for him a great chamber,.... In the temple, by throwing together several chambers, as Piscator observes: where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and to the singers, and the porters, and the offerings of the priests; see Neh 10:37.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The offerings of the priests - i e “the portion of the offerings assigned for their sustenance to the priests.”
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֨עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| ל֜וֹ | lo | for him | ||
| לִשְׁכָּ֣ה | lishkah | a room | H3957 → | 47 times |
| גְדוֹלָ֗ה | gedolah | large | H1419 → | 526 times |
| וְשָׁ֣ם | vesham | and there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| הָי֪וּ | hayu | people were | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לְפָנִ֟ים | lefanim | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| נֹ֠תְנִים | notenim | putting | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמִּנְחָ֨ה | haminchah | the grain offering | H4503 → | 211 times |
| הַלְּבוֹנָ֜ה | halevonah | the frankincense | H3828 → | |
| וְהַכֵּלִ֗ים | vehakelim | and the utensils | H3627 → | 325 times |
| וּמַעְשַׂ֤ר | uma'sar | and [the] tithe of | H4643 → | 32 times |
| הַדָּגָן֙ | hadagan | the grain | H1715 → | 40 times |
| הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ | hatiroosh | the new wine | H8492 → | 38 times |
| וְהַיִּצְהָ֔ר | vehaiyitzhar | and the fresh oil | H3323 → | 23 times |
| מִצְוַת֙ | mitzvat | [the] commandment of | H4687 → | 181 times |
| הַלְוִיִּ֔ם | halviyim | the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים | vehamshorerim | and the singers | H7891 → | 86 times |
| וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים | vehashoarim | and the gatekeepers | H7778 → | 37 times |
| וּתְרוּמַ֖ת | uterumat | and [the] contribution of | H8641 → | 76 times |
| הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
וַיַּ֨עַשׂand he made
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
ל֜וֹfor him
lo
לִשְׁכָּ֣הa room
lishkahH3957 →47 times
גְדוֹלָ֗הlarge
gedolahH1419 →526 times
וְשָׁ֣םand there
veshamH8033 →834 times
הָי֪וּpeople were
hayuH1961 →3559 times
לְפָנִ֟ים<to> before
lefanimH6440 →2123 times
נֹ֠תְנִיםputting
notenimH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמִּנְחָ֨הthe grain offering
haminchahH4503 →211 times
הַלְּבוֹנָ֜הthe frankincense
halevonahH3828 →
וְהַכֵּלִ֗יםand the utensils
vehakelimH3627 →325 times
וּמַעְשַׂ֤רand [the] tithe of
uma'sarH4643 →32 times
הַדָּגָן֙the grain
hadaganH1715 →40 times
הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁthe new wine
hatirooshH8492 →38 times
וְהַיִּצְהָ֔רand the fresh oil
vehaiyitzharH3323 →23 times
מִצְוַת֙[the] commandment of
mitzvatH4687 →181 times
הַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levites
halviyimH3881 →291 times
וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםand the singers
vehamshorerimH7891 →86 times
וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםand the gatekeepers
vehashoarimH7778 →37 times
וּתְרוּמַ֖תand [the] contribution of
uterumatH8641 →76 times
הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃the priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Nehemiah 10:38A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the…
it leads to
- Nehemiah 13:12–13
and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 18:26–28
“Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the…
- 1 Chronicles 9:26
But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
- 2 Chronicles 31:11–12
Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.
- Nehemiah 13:12–13
Through
Nehemiah 12:44And 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…
it leads to
- 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…
- 2 Chronicles 31:11–13
Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.
- Numbers 8:24–25
“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- Nehemiah 10:37–39
Through
2 Chronicles 34:11They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 33:4–7
Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”
- 2 Chronicles 33:4–7
Where this verse is studied
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About Nehemiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).