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1 These are the men who sealed the agreement: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah. Zedekiah,
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On the sealed document were the names of: Nechemyah the Tirshata the son of Hakhalyah, Tzedekyah,
2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
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S'rayah,'Azaryah, Yirmeyah,
3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah,
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Pash'chur, Amaryah, Malkiyah,
4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
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Hatush, Sh'vanyah, Malukh,
5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
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Harim, M'remot, 'Ovadyah,
6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
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Dani'el, Ginton, Barukh,
7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
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Meshulam, Aviyah, Miyamin,
8 Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These are the priests.
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Ma'azyah, Bilgai and Sh'ma'yah. These were the cohanim.
9 These are the Levites who sealed it: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
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The L'vi'im were: Yeshua the son of Azanyah, Binui a descendant of Henadad, Kadmi'el,
10 and their fellow Levites: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
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and their kinsmen Sh'vanyah, Hodiyah, K'lita, P'layah, Hanan,
11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
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Mikha, Rechov, Hashavyah,
12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
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Zakur, Sherevyah, Sh'vanyah,
13 Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
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Hodiyah, Bani and B'ninu.
14 These are the leaders of the people who sealed the agreement: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
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The leaders of the people: Par'osh, Pachat-Mo'av, 'Eilam, Zatu, Bani,
15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
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Buni, 'Azgad, B'vai,
16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
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Adoniyah, Bigvai, 'Adin,
17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
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Ater, Hizkiyah, 'Azur,
18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
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Hodiyah, Hashum, Betzai,
19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
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Harif, 'Anatot, Neivai,
20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
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Magpi'ash, Meshulam, Hezir,
21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
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Mesheizav'el, Tzadok, Yadua,
22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
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P'latyah, Hanan, 'Anayah,
23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
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Hoshea, Hananyah, Hashuv,
24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
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HaLochesh, Pilcha, Shovek,
25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
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Rechum, Hashavnah, Ma'aseiyah,
26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
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Achiyah, Hanan, 'Anan,
27 Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
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Malukh, Harim and Ba'anah.
28 The rest of the people took an oath. They were the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, Temple servants, all those who separated themselves from foreigners to keep the Teachings of God, and also their wives and their sons and daughters who could understand.
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The rest of the people, the cohanim, the L'vi'im, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants and all who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Torah of God, along with their wives, sons and daughters, everyone capable of knowing and understanding,
29 They joined their fellow Israelites and their leading men in taking an oath, which was tied to a curse in case they broke the oath. They promised to follow the Teachings of God, which they had been given through Moses the servant of God, and to obey all the commands, rules, and laws of the Lord our God.
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joined their kinsmen and their leaders in swearing an oath, accompanied by a curse [in case of noncompliance], as follows: "We will live by God's Torah, given by Moshe the servant of God, and will perform and obey all the mitzvot, rulings and laws of ADONAI our Lord.
30 They said: We promise not to let our daughters marry foreigners nor to let our sons marry their daughters.
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"We will not give our daughters as wives to the peoples of the land or take their daughters as wives for our sons.
31 Foreigners may bring goods or grain to sell on the Sabbath, but we will not buy on the Sabbath or any holy day. Every seventh year we will not plant, and that year we will forget all that people owe us.
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"If the peoples of the lands bring merchandise or food to sell on Shabbat, we will not buy from them on Shabbat or on a holy day. "We will forego [planting and harvesting our fields] during the seventh year and collecting debts then.
32 We will be responsible for the commands to pay for the service of the Temple of our God. We will give an eighth of an ounce of silver each year.
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"We will impose on ourselves a yearly tax of one-third of a shekel [one-seventh of an ounce of silver] for the service of the house of our
33 It is for the bread that is set out on the table; the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings; the offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moon festivals, and special feasts; the holy offerings; the offerings to remove the sins of the Israelites so they will belong to God; and for the work of the Temple of our God.
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for the showbread, for the regular grain offering, for the regular burnt offering, for [the offerings] on Shabbat, on Rosh-Hodesh, at the designated times and at other holy times, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Isra'el, and for all the work connected with the house of our God.
34 We, the priests, the Levites, and the people, have thrown lots to decide at what time of year each family must bring wood to the Temple. The wood is for burning on the altar of the Lord our God, and we will do this as it is written in the Teachings.
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"We, the cohanim, the L'vi'im and the people, will cast lots in connection with the wood offering, so that it will be brought to the house of our God according to our fathers' clans, at specified times, year by year, and then be burned on the altar of ADONAI our God, as prescribed in the Torah.
35 We also will bring the first fruits from our crops and the first fruits of every tree to the Temple each year.
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"Every year we will bring the firstfruits of our land and the firstfruits of all fruit from every kind of tree to the house of ADONAI.
36 We will bring to the Temple our firstborn sons and cattle and the firstborn of our herds and flocks, as it is written in the Teachings. We will bring them to the priests who are serving in the Temple.
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"We will also bring the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock, as prescribed in the Torah, and the firstborn of our herds and flocks, to the house of our God, to the cohanim ministering in the house of our God.
37 We will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the Temple the first of our ground meal, our offerings, the fruit from all our trees, and our new wine and oil. And we will bring a tenth of our crops to the Levites, who will collect these things in all the towns where we work.
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"We will bring the first of our dough, our contributions, the fruit of every kind of tree, wine and olive oil to the cohanim in the storerooms of the house of our God, along with the tenths from our land for the L'vi'im; since they, the L'vi'im, take the tenths in all the cities where we farm.
38 A priest of Aaron's family must be with the Levites when they receive the tenth of the people's crops. The Levites must bring a tenth of all they receive to the Temple of our God to put in the storerooms of the treasury.
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The cohen the descendant of Aharon is to be with the L'vi'im when the L'vi'im take tenths. The L'vi'im will bring the tenth of the tenth to the house of our God, to the storerooms for supplies.
39 The people of Israel and the Levites are to bring to the storerooms the gifts of grain, new wine, and oil. That is where the utensils for the Temple are kept and where the priests who are serving, the gatekeepers, and singers stay. We will not ignore the Temple of our God.
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For the people of Isra'el and the descendants of Levi are to bring the contribution of grain, wine and olive oil to the rooms where the equipment for the sanctuary, the ministering cohanim, the gatekeepers and the singers are. We will not abandon the house of our God."
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.