Nehemiah 10:37-39

37 ¹and to bring the first of our dough, and our contributions, the fruit of every tree, the wine and the oil, to the priests, ²to the chambers of the house of our God; and to bring to the Levites the tithes from our ground, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our towns where we labor.

38 And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithes. And the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers of ³the storehouse.

39 For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi ⁴shall bring the contribution of grain, wine, and oil to the chambers, where the vessels of the sanctuary are, as well as the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. ⁵We will not neglect the house of our God."

Nehemiah 10:37-39 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 10

In this chapter we have the names of the persons that signed and sealed the covenant mentioned in the last chapter, Ne 10:1-27, and the things they agreed unto and promised to perform; in general to observe the law of God, in particular not to marry with the people of the land, to keep the sabbaths weekly and yearly, to pay annually the third part of the shekel for the service of the temple, to bring into it the wood offerings, first fruits, firstborn, and tithes, Ne 10:28-39.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 23:17; Numbers 15:20, 21; Numbers 18:12; Deuteronomy 18:4
• 2. 1 Chronicles 9:26; 2 Chronicles 31:11
• 3. 1 Chronicles 26:20
• 4. [Nehemiah 13:12; Deuteronomy 12:6, 11; 2 Chronicles 31:12]
• 5. [Nehemiah 13:11]