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NEHEM IAH 11
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Amariah, Malkijah, 4 Hattush, Shebaniah,
Malluch, 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 7 Meshullam,
Abijah, Mijamin, 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, and
Shemaiah. These were the priests.
9 The following Levites:
Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui from the
family of Henadad, Kadmiel, 10 and their
fellow Levites: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita,
Pelaiah, Hanan, 11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, 13 Hodiah,
Bani, and Beninu.
14 The following leaders:
Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, 16 Adonijah, Bigvai,
Adin, 17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, 18 Hodiah,
Hashum, Bezai, 19 Hariph, Anathoth,
Nebai, 20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, 22 Pelatiah,
Hanan, Anaiah, 23 Hoshea, Hananiah,
Hasshub, 24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, 26 Ahiah,
Hanan, Anan, 27 Malluch, Harim, and
Baanah.
The Vow of the People
28 Then the rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, Temple servants,
and all who had separated themselves from
the pagan people of the land in order to obey
the Law of God, together with their wives, sons,
daughters, and all who were old enough to
understand—29 joined their leaders and bound
themselves with an oath. They swore a curse on
themselves if they failed to obey the Law of God
as issued by his servant Moses. They solemnly
promised to carefully follow all the commands,
regulations, and decrees of the Lord our Lord:
30 “We
promise not to let our daughters
marry the pagan people of the land, and not
to let our sons marry their daughters.
31 “We also promise that if the people of
the land should bring any merchandise or
grain to be sold on the Sabbath or on any
other holy day, we will refuse to buy it.
Every seventh year we will let our land rest,
and we will cancel all debts owed to us.
32 “In addition, we promise to obey the
command to pay the annual Temple tax
of one-eighth of an ounce of silver* for
the care of the Temple of our God. 33 This
will provide for the Bread of the Presence;
for the regular grain offerings and burnt
offerings; for the offerings on the Sabbaths,
the new moon celebrations, and the annual
festivals; for the holy offerings; and for the
sin offerings to make atonement for Israel. It
will provide for everything necessary for the
work of the Temple of our God.
10:32 Hebrew tax of 1 ⁄3 of a shekel [4 grams]. 11:5 Hebrew
son of the Shilonite.
34 “We have cast sacred lots to determine
when—at regular times each year—the
families of the priests, Levites, and the
common people should bring wood to
God’s Temple to be burned on the altar of
the Lord our God, as is written in the Law.
35 “We promise to bring the first part of
every harvest to the Lord’s Temple year
after year—whether it be a crop from the
soil or from our fruit trees. 36 We agree to
give God our oldest sons and the firstborn
of all our herds and flocks, as prescribed
in the Law. We will present them to the
priests who minister in the Temple of our
God. 37 We will store the produce in the
storerooms of the Temple of our God. We
will bring the best of our flour and other
grain offerings, the best of our fruit, and
the best of our new wine and olive oil. And
we promise to bring to the Levites a tenth
of everything our land produces, for it is
the Levites who collect the tithes in all our
rural towns.
38 “A priest—a descendant of Aaron—will
be with the Levites as they receive these
tithes. And a tenth of all that is collected
as tithes will be delivered by the Levites to
the Temple of our God and placed in the
storerooms. 39 The people and the Levites
must bring these offerings of grain, new
wine, and olive oil to the storerooms and
place them in the sacred containers near
the ministering priests, the gatekeepers,
and the singers.
“We promise together not to neglect the
Temple of our God.”
The People Occupy Jerusalem
The leaders of the people were living in
Jerusalem, the holy city. A tenth of the
people from the other towns of Judah and Benjamin were chosen by sacred lots to live there,
too, while the rest stayed where they were. 2 And
the people commended everyone who volunteered to resettle in Jerusalem.
3 Here is a list of the names of the provincial officials who came to live in Jerusalem.
(Most of the people, priests, Levites, Temple
servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants continued to live in their own homes in
the various towns of Judah, 4 but some of the
people from Judah and Benjamin resettled in
Jerusalem.)
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From the tribe of Judah:
Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah,
son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son
of Mahalalel, of the family of Perez. 5 Also
Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh,
son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib,
son of Zechariah, of the family of Shelah.*