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Nehemiah 13:10

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.

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ASV

And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.

KJV

And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאֵ֣דְעָ֔הva.'E.de.'Ahand I perceived !H3045 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
מְנָי֥וֹתme.na.Yot[the] portions ofH4521 →
הַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
נִתָּ֑נָהni.Ta.nahit had been givenH5414 →
וַיִּבְרְח֧וּvai.yiv.re.Chuand they had fledH1272 →
אִישׁ־'ish-each oneH376 →
לְשָׂדֵ֛הוּle.sa.De.huto own field hisH7704 →
הַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881 →
וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.Rimand the singersH7891 →
עֹשֵׂ֥י'o.Sei[who] didH6213 →
הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.Khah<of> the workH4399 →

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Nehemiah 10:37Moreover, 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.Malachi 3:8Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.Deuteronomy 12:19and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.1 Timothy 5:17–18Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.Malachi 1:6–14“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’Nehemiah 12:28–29The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,Numbers 35:2“Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities.Nehemiah 12:47So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.Genesis 47:22However, he did not acquire the priests’ portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land.Hebrews 7:5Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.

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Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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