Nehemiah 10:37

Easy To Read Version

“And we will also bring to the storage rooms of the Lord’s temple, {\cf2\super [67]} to the priests, these things: The first of our ground meal, the first of our grain offerings, the firstfruit from all our trees, and first part from our new wine and oil. And we will bring a tenth of our crops to the Levites. Why? Because the Levites collect these things in all the towns where we work.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 31:6

The men of Israel and Judah living in the towns of Judah also brought one tenth of their cattle and sheep. They also brought one tenth of the things that were put in a special place that was only for the Lord. All these things they brought to the Lord their God. They put all these things in piles.

Nehemiah 13:10

I also heard that the people had not given the Levites their share. So the Levites and singers had gone back to work in their own fields.

Nehemiah 13:12

Then, everyone in Judah brought their tenth of grain, new wine, and oil to the temple. Those things were put into the storerooms.

Nehemiah 13:9

I gave commands for those rooms to be made pure and clean. Then I put the temple dishes and things, the grain offerings, and the incense back into those rooms.

Exodus 13:12

you must remember to give him every firstborn boy. And every male animal that is the firstborn must be given to the Lord.

Exodus 13:2

“You must give me every male in Israel that is its mother's first child. That means that every firstborn baby {boy} and every firstborn {male} animal will be mine.”

Leviticus 23:17

On that day, bring two loaves of bread from your homes. That bread will be for a wave offering. Use yeast and 16 cups [406] of flour to make those loaves of bread. That will be your gift to the Lord from your first harvest.

Malachi 3:10

The Lord All-Powerful says, “Try this test. Bring one-tenth of your things to me. Put those things in the treasury. Bring food to my house. Test me! If you do those things, then I will truly bless you. Good things will come to you like rain falling from the sky. You will have more than enough of everything.

Malachi 3:8

“\{Stop stealing things from God!\} People should not steal things from God, but you stole things from me!

Numbers 18:15

“A woman’s first baby and an animal’s first baby must be given to the Lord. That baby will belong to you. If the firstborn animal is unclean, [239] then it must be bought back. If the baby is a child, that child must be bought back. {That child will again belong to its family.}

Numbers 18:18

But the meat from those animals will be yours. And also the breast from a wave offering will be yours. And the right thigh from other offerings will be yours.

Numbers 18:21

“The people of Israel will give one tenth of everything they have. So I give that one tenth to all the descendants [247] of Levi. This is their payment for the work that they do while they serve at the Meeting Tent. [248]

Romans 11:16

If the first piece of bread is offered to God, then the whole loaf is made holy. If the roots of a tree are holy, then the tree’s branches are holy too.

Deuteronomy 14:22

“Every year you must be sure to save one tenth of all the crops that grow in your fields.

Deuteronomy 18:4

You must give the priests the first part of your harvest. You must give them the first part of your grain, your new wine, and your oil. You must give the Levites [114] the first wool cut from your sheep.

Deuteronomy 26:2

You will gather the crops that grow in the land the Lord is giving you. You must take the first crops and put them in baskets. Then take that first part of your harvest to the place the Lord your God chooses to be his special house.