Nehemiah 10 · Verse 38

Nehemiah 10:38

And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.
Nehemiah 10:38, King James Version

Nehemiah 10:38 in other translations

BSBA priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.
WEBThe priest, the descendent of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites take tithes. The Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms, into the treasure house.
ASVAnd the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure-house.
YLTand the priest, son of Aaron, hath been with the Levites in the tithing of the Levites, and the Levites bring up the tithe of the tithe to the house of our God unto the chambers, to the treasure-house;
DARBYAnd the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes; and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, into the chambers of the treasure-house.
BBEAnd the priest, the son of Aaron, is to be with the Levites, when the Levites take the tenths: and the Levites are to take a tenth of the tenths into the house of our God, to the rooms, into the store-house;
WebsterAnd the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

What does Nehemiah 10:38 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
38. the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes--This was a prudential arrangement. The presence of a dignified priest would ensure the peaceful delivery of the tithes; at least his superintendence and influence would tend to prevent the commission of any wrong in the transaction, by the people deceiving the Levites, or the Levites defrauding the priests. the tithe of the tithes--The Levites, having received a tenth of all land produce, were required to give a tenth of this to the priests. The Levites were charged with the additional obligation to carry the tithes when received, and deposit them in the temple stores, for the use of the priests.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 38 Tithe of the tithes - The tithes of all the produce of the fields were brought to the Levites; out of these a tenth part was given to the priests. This is what is called the tithe of the tithes. The law for this is found, Num 18:26.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 10:32-39

Having covenanted against the sins of which they had been guilty, they obliged themselves to observe the duties they had neglected. We must not only cease to do evil, but learn to do well. Let not any people expect the blessing of God, unless they keep up public worship. It is likely to go well with our houses, when care is taken that the work of God's house goes on well. When every one helps, and every one gives…

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Nehemiah 10:38 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֨הve.ha.Yahand he will beH1961
הַכֹּהֵ֧ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
בֶּֽן\־ben-[the] descendant ofH1121
אַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
עִם\־'im-withH5973
הַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881
בַּעְשֵׂ֣רba'.Serwhen collect [the] tithesH6237
הַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881
וְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.Yimand the LevitesH3881
יַעֲל֨וּya.'a.Luthey will bring upH5927
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מַעֲשַׂ֤רma.'a.Sar[the] tenth ofH4643
הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂר֙ha.ma.'a.Serthe titheH4643
לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitto [the] house ofH1004
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
הַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹתha.le.sha.Khotthe store-roomsH3957
לְבֵ֥יתle.Veitof [the] house ofH1004
הָאוֹצָֽר\׃ha.'o.Tzarthe treasuryH214

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Cross references for Nehemiah 10:38

  • Nehemiah 13:12-13

    Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries. And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.

  • Numbers 18:26-28

    Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the Lord, even a tenth part of the tithe. And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress. Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the Lord of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the Lord’s heave offering to Aaron the priest.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:26

    For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

  • 2 Chronicles 31:11-12

    Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord; and they prepared them, And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
when the Levites.
Nu 18:26-28
the tithe.The tithes of all the produce of the fields were brought to the Levites; and out of these a tenth part was given to the priests, which is here called the tithe of the tithes: see the parallel passages.
the treasure house.
13:12,13; 1Ch 9:26; 2Ch 31:11,12

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Context

  • Nehemiah 10:37

    And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.

  • Nehemiah 10:38

    And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

  • Nehemiah 10:39

    For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.

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Nehemiah 10:38 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y que estaría el sacerdote hijo de Aarón con los Levitas, cuando los Levitas recibirían el diezmo: y que los Levitas llevarían el diezmo del diezmo á la casa de nuestro Dios, á las cámaras en la casa del tesoro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et nous apporterons les prémices de notre pâte et nos offrandes élevées, et le fruit de tout arbre, le moût et l’huile, aux sacrificateurs, dans les chambres de la maison de notre Dieu, et les dîmes de notre terre aux lévites; et eux, les lévites, prélèveront la dîme dans toutes les villes de notre labour;
German
Elberfelder 1871		und der Priester, der Sohn Aarons, soll bei den Leviten sein, wenn die Leviten den Zehnten erheben. Und die Leviten sollen den Zehnten vom Zehnten zum Hause unseres Gottes hinaufbringen, in die Zellen des Schatzhauses.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Erit autem sacerdos filius Aaron cum Levitis in decimis Levitarum, et Levitæ offerent decimam partem decimæ suæ in domo Dei nostri ad gazophylacium in domum thesauri.