Nehemiah 10
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1 THESE SET their seal: 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 son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10 And their brethren: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.
14 The chiefs 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 And the rest of the people–the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, Nethinim [temple servants], and all they who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who had knowledge and understanding–
29 Join now, with their brethren, their nobles, and enter into a curse and an oath to walk in God's Law which was given to Moses the servant of God and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes:
30 We shall not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.
31 And if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we shall not buy it on the Sabbath or on a holy day; and we shall forego raising crops the seventh year [letting the land lie fallow] and the compulsory payment of every debt. [Exod. 23:10, 11; Deut. 15:1, 2.]
32 Also we pledge ourselves to pay yearly a third of a shekel for the service expenses of the house of our God [which are]:
33 For the showbread; for the continual cereal offerings and burnt offerings; [for the offerings on] the Sabbaths, the New Moons, the set feasts; for the holy things, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel; and for all the work of the house of our God.
34 We also cast lots–the priests, the Levites, and the people–for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at appointed times year by year, to burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the Law.
35 And [we obligate ourselves] to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the first of all the fruit of all trees year by year to the house of the Lord,
36 As well as the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as is written in the Law, and the firstlings of our herds and flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in [His] house.
37 And we shall bring the first and best of our coarse meal, our contributions, the fruit of all kinds of trees, of new wine, and of oil to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God. And we shall bring the tithes from our ground to the Levites, for they, the Levites, collect the tithes in all our rural towns.
38 And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when [they] receive tithes, and [they] shall bring one-tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers, into the storehouse.
39 For the Israelites and the sons of Levi shall bring the offering of grain, new wine, and oil to the chambers where the vessels of the sanctuary are, along with the priests who minister and the gatekeepers and singers. We will not forsake or neglect the house of our God.
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2 Esdras (Nehemias) 10
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1And the subscribers were Nehemias, Athersatha the son of Hacherlai, and Sedecias,
2Saraias, Azarias, Jeremias,
3Pheshur, Amarias, Melchias,
4Hattus, Sebenia, Melluch,
5Harem, Merimuth, Obdias,
6Daniel, Genthon, Baruch,
7Mosollam, Abia, Miamin,
8Maazia, Belgia, Semeia: these were priests.
9And the Levites: Josue the son of Azanias, Bennui of the sons of Henadad, Cedmihel,
10And their brethren, Sebenia, Oduia, Celita, Phalaia, Hanan,
11Micha, Rohob, Hasebia,
12Zachur, Serebia, Sabania,
13Odaia, Bani, Baninu.
14The heads of the people: Pharos, Phahath Moab, Elam, Zethu, Bani,
15Bonni, Azgad, Bebai,
16Adonia, Begoai, Adin,
17Ater, Hezecia, Azur,
18Odaia, Hasum, Besai,
19Hareph, Anathoth, Nebai,
20Megphias, Mosollam, Hazir,
21Mesizabel, Sadoc, Jeddua,
22Pheltia, Hanan, Anaia,
23Osee, Hanania, Hasub,
24Alohes, Phalea, Sobec,
25Rehum, Hasebna, Maasia,
26Echaia, Hanan, Anan,
27Melluch, Haran, Baana.
28And the rest of the people, priests, Levites, porters, and singing men, Nathinites, and all that had separated themselves from the people of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters.
29All that could understand promising for their brethren, with their chief men. And they came to promise and swear that they would walk in the law of God, which he gave in the hand of Moses the servant of God: that they would do and keep all the commandments of the Lord our God, and his judgments and his ceremonies.
30And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons.
31And if the people of the land bring in things to sell, or any things for use, to sell them on the sabbath day, that we would not buy them of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day. And that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every hand.
32And we made ordinances for ourselves, to give the third part of a side every year for the work of the house of our God:
33For the loaves of proposition, and for the continual sacrifice, and for a continual holocaust on the sabbaths, on the new moons, on the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin-offering: that atonement might be made for Israel, and for every use of the house of our God.
34And we cast lots among the priests, and the Levites, and the people for the offering of wood, that it might be brought into the house of our God by the houses of our fathers at set times, from year to year: to burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law of Moses.
35And that we would bring the first-fruits of our land, and the first-fruits of all fruit of every tree, from year to year, in the house of our Lord.
36And the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our oxen, and of our sheep, to be offered in the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.
37And that we would bring the first-fruits of our meats, and of our libations, and the fruit of every tree, of the vintage also and of oil to the priests, to the storehouse of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites. The Levites also shall receive the tithes of our works out of all the cities.
38And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites in the tithes of the Levites; and the Levites shall offer the tithe of their tithes in the house of our God, to the storeroom into the treasure house.
39For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall carry to the treasury the first-fruits of corn, of wine, and of oil. And the sanctified vessels shall be there, and the priests, and the singing men, and the porters, and ministers. And we will not forsake the house of our God.
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