Nehemiah 10:38

New International Reader's Version

A priest from Aaron’s family line must go with the Levites when they receive the tenth shares. And the Levites must bring a tenth of those shares up to the house of our God. They must put it in the rooms where the treasures are stored.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 9:26

But the four main men who guarded the gates were Levites. They were trusted with the duty of taking care of the storerooms and the other rooms in the house of God.

Nehemiah 13:31

I also made plans for gifts of wood to be brought at certain appointed times. And I made plans for the first share of the crops to be brought. You are my God. Please remember me with kindness.

Leviticus 27:30

“ ‘A tenth of everything the land produces belongs to the Lord. That includes grain from the soil and fruit from the trees. It is holy. It is set apart for him.

Numbers 15:19

You will eat its food. When you do, present part of it as an offering to the Lord.

Numbers 15:21

You must present the offering to the Lord. You must present it from the first grain you grind. You must do it for all time to come.

Numbers 18:21

“The Israelites will give me a tenth of everything they produce. And I will give it to the Levites. They serve at the tent of meeting. I will give them the tenth for the work they do there.

Numbers 18:24

Instead, I will give the Levites the tenth as their share. It is the tenth that the Israelites bring me as an offering. That is why I said the Levites would not have any share of land among the Israelites.”

Deuteronomy 14:22

Be sure to set apart a tenth of everything your fields produce each year.