Nehemiah
10
- Those who sealed it were: Neemiah the governor,
the son of Hacaliah. Zedekiah,
- Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
- Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah,
- Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
- Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
- Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
- Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
- Maaziah, Bilgai and Shemaiah. These were
the priests.
- The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui
of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
- and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah,
Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
- Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
- Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
- Hodiah, Bani and Beninu.
- The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab,
Elam, Zattu, Bani,
- Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
- Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
- Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
- Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
- Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
- Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
- Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
- Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
- Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
- Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
- Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
- Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
- Malluch, Harim and Baanah.
- "The rest of the people -- priests,
Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants and all who separated themselves
from the neighboring peoples for the sake of the Law of God, together with
their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand --
- all these now join their brothers the nobles,
and bind themselves with a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God given
through Moses the servant of God and to obey carefully all the commands, regulations
and decrees of the LORD our Lord.
- "We promise not to give our daughters
in marriage to the peoples around us or take their daughters for our sons.
- "When the neighboring peoples bring
merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath, we will not buy from them on
the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we will forgo working the
land and will cancel all debts.
- "We assume the responsibility for carrying
out the commands to give a third of a shekel each year for the service of
the house of our God:
- for the bread set out on the table; for
the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings; for the offerings on the
Sabbaths, New Moon festivals and appointed feasts; for the holy offerings;
for sin offerings to make atonement for Israel; and for all the duties of
the house of our God.
- "We -- the priests, the Levites and
the people -- have cast lots to determine when each of our families is to
bring to the house of our God at set times each year a contribution of wood
to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.
- "We also assume responsibility for
bringing to the house of the LORD each year the firstfruits of our crops and
of every fruit tree.
- "As it is also written in the Law,
we will bring the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, of our herds and
of our flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there.
- "Moreover, we will bring to the storerooms
of the house of our God, to the priests, the first of our ground meal, of
our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees and of our new wine and
oil. And we will bring a tithe of our crops to the Levites, for it is the
Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.
- A priest descended from Aaron is to accompany
the Levites when they receive the tithes, and the Levites are to bring a tenth
of the tithes up to the house of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury.
- The people of Israel, including the Levites,
are to bring their contributions of grain, new wine and oil to the storerooms
where the articles for the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests,
the gatekeepers and the singers stay. "We will not neglect the house
of our God."
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