He told the people who lived in Jerusalem to give a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote their energy to the law of the Lord.
Nehemiah 13:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and fresh oil into the storehouses. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to the storerooms. American Standard Version (1901) Then brought all Judah the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries. Common English Bible Then all Judah brought the tenth-part gifts of the grain, wine, and oil into the storehouses. Catholic Public Domain Version And all of Judah brought the tithes of the grain, and the wine, and the oil into the storehouses. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all Juda brought the tithe of the corn, and the wine, and the oil into the storehouses. |
He told the people who lived in Jerusalem to give a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote their energy to the law of the Lord.
When the word spread, the Israelites gave liberally of the best of the grain, new wine, fresh oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance, a tenth of everything.
On that same day men were placed in charge of the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tenths. The legally required portions for the priests and Levites were gathered from the village fields, because Judah was grateful to the priests and Levites who were serving.
‘Every tenth of the land’s produce, grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.
Bring the full tenth into the storehouse so that there may be food in my house. Test me in this way,’ says the Lord of Armies. ‘See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure.
‘Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing me! ’ ‘How do we rob you? ’ you ask. ‘By not making the payments of the tenth and the contributions.
‘Each year you are to set aside a tenth of all the produce grown in your fields.