Nehemiah 10 · Verse 39

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.
Nehemiah 10:39, King James Version

Nehemiah 10:39 in other translations

BSBFor the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”
WEBFor the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the wave offering of the grain, of the new wine, and of the oil, to the rooms where the vessels of the sanctuary are, and the priests who minister, with the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not forsake the house of our God.
ASVFor the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the grain, of the new wine, and of 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.
YLTfor unto the chambers do they bring in--the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi--the heave-offering of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, and there are vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests, those ministering, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and we do not forsake the house of our God.
DARBYFor the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the corn, of the new wine and the oil, into the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the doorkeepers and the singers. And we will not forsake the house of our God.
BBEFor the children of Israel and the children of Levi are to take the lifted offering of the grain and wine and oil into the rooms where the vessels of the holy place are, together with the priests and the door-keepers and the makers of music: and we will not give up caring for the house of our God.
WebsterFor the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, to 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.

What does Nehemiah 10:39 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
39. and we will not forsake the house of our God--This solemn pledge was repeated at the close of the covenant as an expression of the intense zeal by which the people at this time were animated for the glory and the worship of God. Under the pungent feelings of sorrow and repentance for their national sins, of which apostasy from the service of the true God was the chief, and under the yet fresh and painful remembrance of their protracted captivity, they vowed, and (feeling the impulse of ardent devotion as well as of gratitude for their restoration) flattered themselves they would never forget their vow, to be the Lord's.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 39 We will not forsake the house of our God - Here was a glorious resolution; and had they been faithful to it, they had been a great and good people to the present day. But what is implied in, We will not forsake the house of our God? I answer: - I. The Church of God is the house of God; there he has his constant dwelling-place. II. True believers are his family in this house; and this family consists of, 1. Fathers and mothers; 2. Young persons; 3. Little children; And 4. Servants. III. The ministers of the word of God are the officers and overseers of this house and family. IV. The worship of God is the grand employment of this family. V. The ordinances of God are the food of the members of this family; or the means of their spiritual support. VI. Those who do not forsake the house of their God are those, 1. Who continue in the faith; 2. Who grow in grace; 3. Who labor in the vineyard; 4. Who bring forth fruit; 5. Who conscientiously attend all the ordinances; and 6. Who take care that the offerings of the house of God shall be duly made, providing for those who labor in the word and doctrine. Reader, 1. Art thou of this house? 2. Art thou in this house? 3. To what part of the family dost thou belong? 4. Art thou still an infant in this house? 5. Dost thou attend the ordinances of this house? 6. Hast thou forsaken this house? These questions are of great importance; answer them as in the sight of God.

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 10:39 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.

כִּ֣יkiforH3588
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַ֠לְּשָׁכוֹתHa.le.sha.khotthe store-roomsH3957
יָבִ֨יאוּya.Vi.'uthey will bringH935
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Neiand [the] descendants ofH1121
הַלֵּוִ֗יha.le.Vithe LevitesH3878
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
תְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.Mat[the] contribution ofH8641
הַדָּגָן֮ha.da.Gan<the> grainH1715
הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshthe new wineH8492
וְהַיִּצְהָר֒ve.hai.yitz.Harand the fresh oilH3323
וְשָׁם֙ve.Shamand [will be] thereH8033
כְּלֵ֣יke.Lei[the] utensils ofH3627
הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁha.mik.Dashthe sanctuaryH4720
וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.Nimand the priestsH3548
הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםham.Sha.re.Timwho serveH8334
וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֖יםve.ha.sho.'a.Rimand the gatekeepersH7778
וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםve.ham.sho.re.Rimand the singersH7891
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
נַעֲזֹ֖בna.'a.Zowe will neglectH5800
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ\׃'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430

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Cross references for Nehemiah 10:39

  • 2 Chronicles 31:12

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 14:23-27

    And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always. And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the Lord thy God hath blessed thee: Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose: And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, …

  • Numbers 18:30

    Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.

  • Hebrews 10:25

    Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

  • Deuteronomy 12:17

    Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:

  • Deuteronomy 12:6-11

    And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee. Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord your God giveth you. …

  • Psalms 122:9

    Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.

  • Nehemiah 13:10-12

    And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field. Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For the children.
De 12:6-11,17; 14:23-27; 2Ch 31:12
the children.
Nu 18:30
we will not.
13:10,11; Ps 122:9; Heb 10:25

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Context

  • 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 10:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque á las cámaras han de llevar los hijos de Israel y los hijos de Leví la ofrenda del grano, del vino, y del aceite; y allí estarán los vasos del santuario, y los sacerdotes que ministran, y los porteros, y los cantores; y no abandonaremos la casa de nuestro Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et le sacrificateur, fils d’Aaron, sera avec les lévites quand les lévites prélèveront la dîme, et les lévites apporteront la dîme de la dîme à la maison de notre Dieu, dans les chambres de la maison du trésor;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn in die Zellen sollen die Kinder Israel und die Kinder Levi das Hebopfer vom Getreide, vom Most und Öl bringen; denn dort sind die heiligen Geräte und die Priester, welche den Dienst verrichten, und die Torhüter und die Sänger. Und so wollen wir das Haus unseres Gottes nicht verlassen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ad gazophylacium enim deportabunt filii Israël, et filii Levi, primitias frumenti, vini, et olei: et ibi erunt vasa sanctificata, et sacerdotes, et cantores, et janitores, et ministri: et non dimittemus domum Dei nostri.