Nehemiah 10:39
in Nehemiah 10For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the grain, of the new wine, and of 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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Nehemiah 10
Commentary
7 notes on this verseWhen Israel was first brought into covenant with God it was done by sacrifice and the sprinkling of blood, Exod. xxiv. But here it was done by the more natural and common way of sealing and subscribing the written articles of the covenant, which bound them to no more than was already their duty.
This site's exposition
firstfruits of our dough
on Nehemiah 10:37-39
The last ordinance brings "the firstfruits of our dough" to the priests, and "A tenth of our produce" to the Levites in every town. The chapter closes on the vow the covenant was written to keep, "we will not neglect the house of our God," which chapter 13 tests.
This site's exposition
where the articles of the sanctuary are kept
The storerooms named here held the temple's articles and fed the priests, gatekeepers and singers on duty. When Nehemiah returned and found the Levites unpaid, he asked the officials why the house of God had been neglected, the word of this vow. All Judah then refilled the storerooms at 13:12.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
It was a constant charge to provide show-bread for the table, two lambs for the daily offerings, four for the sabbaths, and more, and more costly, sacrifices for other festivals, occasional sin-offerings, and meat-offerings, and drink-offerings for them all.
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,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
and we will not forsake the house of our God--This solemn pledge was repeated at the close of the covenant as an expression of the intense zeal by which the people at this time were animated for the glory and the worship of God.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
We will not forsake the house of our God - Here was a glorious resolution; and had they been faithful to it, they had been a great and good people to the present day. But what is implied in, We will not forsake the house of our God? I answer: - I. The Church of God is the house of God; there he has his constant dwelling-place. II. True believers are his family in this house; and this family consists of, 1. Fathers and mothers; 2. Young persons; 3. Little children; And 4. Servants. III.
The words behind it
25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַ֠לְּשָׁכוֹת | haleshakhot | the store-rooms | H3957 → | 47 times |
| יָבִ֨יאוּ | yaviu | they will bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בְנֵי־ | venei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וּבְנֵ֣י | uvenei | and [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַלֵּוִ֗י | halevi | the Levites | H3878 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| תְּרוּמַ֣ת | terumat | [the] contribution of | H8641 → | 76 times |
| הַדָּגָן֮ | hadagan | <the> grain | H1715 → | 40 times |
| הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ | hatiroosh | the new wine | H8492 → | 38 times |
| וְהַיִּצְהָר֒ | vehaiyitzhar | and the fresh oil | H3323 → | 23 times |
| וְשָׁם֙ | vesham | and [will be] there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| כְּלֵ֣י | kelei | [the] utensils of | H3627 → | 325 times |
| הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁ | hamikdash | the sanctuary | H4720 → | |
| וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ | vehakohanim | and the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים | hamsharetim | who serve | H8334 → | |
| וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֖ים | vehashoarim | and the gatekeepers | H7778 → | 37 times |
| וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים | vehamshorerim | and the singers | H7891 → | 86 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| נַעֲזֹ֖ב | naazo | we will neglect | H5800 → | 215 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | ʾeloheinu | God our | H430 → | 2601 times |
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַ֠לְּשָׁכוֹתthe store-rooms
haleshakhotH3957 →47 times
יָבִ֨יאוּthey will bring
yaviuH935 →2568 times
בְנֵי־[the] people of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וּבְנֵ֣יand [the] descendants of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
הַלֵּוִ֗יthe Levites
haleviH3878 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
תְּרוּמַ֣ת[the] contribution of
terumatH8641 →76 times
הַדָּגָן֮<the> grain
hadaganH1715 →40 times
הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁthe new wine
hatirooshH8492 →38 times
וְהַיִּצְהָר֒and the fresh oil
vehaiyitzharH3323 →23 times
וְשָׁם֙and [will be] there
veshamH8033 →834 times
כְּלֵ֣י[the] utensils of
keleiH3627 →325 times
הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁthe sanctuary
hamikdashH4720 →
וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙and the priests
vehakohanimH3548 →750 times
הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםwho serve
hamsharetimH8334 →
וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֖יםand the gatekeepers
vehashoarimH7778 →37 times
וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםand the singers
vehamshorerimH7891 →86 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
נַעֲזֹ֖בwe will neglect
naazoH5800 →215 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃God our
ʾeloheinuH430 →2601 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
Hebrews 10:25Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
it leads to
- Acts 2:42
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
- Matthew 18:20
For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
- Hebrews 3:13
But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
- Hebrews 10:24
And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
- Acts 2:42
Through
Deuteronomy 12:17Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give,…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 26:14
I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God;…
- Deuteronomy 14:22–29
You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.
- Deuteronomy 26:14
Through
2 Chronicles 31:12And they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and dedicated gifts. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 35:9
Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, donated to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.
- 2 Chronicles 35:9
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
