Nehemiah 10:36

36 our firstborn sons and cattle, and the firstborn from our herds and flocks for the priests who serve in The Temple of our God - just as it is set down in The Revelation.

Nehemiah 10:36 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 10:36

Also the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle
Such as were unclean, as Aben Ezra notes, as the ass and are distinguished from clean ones mentioned in the following clause; now both these, their sons, and this sort of cattle, were to be redeemed by a price paid to the priests: as it is written in the law, ( Exodus 13:2 Exodus 13:13 ) ( Numbers 18:15 Numbers 18:16 ) ,

and the firstlings of our herds, and of our flocks;
clean cattle, which were to be offered, ( Numbers 18:17 Numbers 18:18 ) ,

to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the
house of our God;
a price for the one sort, and the other for sacrifice.

Nehemiah 10:36 In-Context

34 We - priests, Levites, and the people - have cast lots to see when each of our families will bring wood for burning on the Altar of our God, following the yearly schedule set down in The Revelation.

35 We take responsibility for delivering annually to The Temple of God the firstfruits of our crops and our orchards,

36 our firstborn sons and cattle, and the firstborn from our herds and flocks for the priests who serve in The Temple of our God - just as it is set down in The Revelation.

37 We will bring the best of our grain, of our contributions, of the fruit of every tree, of wine, and of oil to the priests in the storerooms of The Temple of our God.

38 We'll see to it that a priest descended from Aaron will supervise the Levites as they collect the tithes and make sure that they take a tenth of the tithes to the treasury in The Temple of our God.