Nehemiah 13:5
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and he had provided him with a large room formerly used to store the grain offerings and incense and temple articles, and also the tithes of grain, new wine and olive oil prescribed for the Levites, musicians and gatekeepers, as well as the contributions for the priests.
Read Nehemiah 13:5 Using Other Translations
And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.
prepared for Tobiah a large chamber where they had previously put the grain offering, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.
had converted a large storage room and placed it at Tobiah’s disposal. The room had previously been used for storing the grain offerings, the frankincense, various articles for the Temple, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil (which were prescribed for the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers), as well as the offerings for the priests.
What does Nehemiah 13:5 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Nehemiah 13:5
And he had prepared for him a great chamber
In the temple, by throwing together several chambers, as Piscator
observes:
where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the
frankincense, and
the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and
the oil,
which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and to the
singers,
and the porters, and the offerings of the
priests;
see ( Nehemiah
10:37-39 ) ( 12:44 ) .
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