Nehemiah 13:12
Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
Nehemiah 13:12 in other translations
| BSB | and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms. |
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| WEB | Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to the treasuries. |
| ASV | Then brought all Judah the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries. |
| YLT | and all Judah have brought in the tithe of the corn, and of the new wine, and of the oil, to the treasuries. |
| DARBY | And all Judah brought the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil into the storehouses. |
| BBE | Then all Judah came with the tenth part of the grain and wine and oil and put it into the store-houses. |
| Webster | Then all Judah brought the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil to the treasuries. |
What does Nehemiah 13:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 13:10-13
Ne 13:10-14. Nehemiah Reforms the Officers in the House of God. 10-13. And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them--The people, disgusted with the malversations of Eliashib, or the lax and irregular performance of the sacred rites, withheld the tithes, so that the ministers of religion were compelled for their livelihood to withdraw to their patrimonial possessions in the country. The…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 13:10-14
If a sacred character will not keep men from setting an evil example, it must not shelter any one from deserved blame and punishment. The Levites had been wronged; their portions had not been given them. They were gone to get livelihoods for themselves and their families, for their profession would not maintain them. A maintenance not sufficient, makes a poor ministry. The work is neglected, because the workmen are…
Nehemiah 13:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Nehemiah 13:12
- Nehemiah 10:37-39
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. 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. 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.
- Malachi 3:10
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
- Nehemiah 12:44
And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
- Deuteronomy 14:22
Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
- Leviticus 27:30
And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord.
- Numbers 18:20-26
And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel. And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance. …
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Context
- Nehemiah 13:11
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.
- Nehemiah 13:12
Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
- Nehemiah 13:13
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.
Nehemiah 13:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y todo Judá trajo el diezmo del grano, del vino y del aceite, á los almacenes. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et tout Juda apporta dans les magasins la dîme du blé, et du moût, et de l’huile. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ganz Juda brachte den Zehnten vom Getreide und Most und Öl in die Vorratskammern. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et omnis Juda apportabat decimam frumenti, vini, et olei, in horrea. |