1Now on the asealed document were the names of: Nehemiah
the 2governor
, the son
of Hacaliah
, and Zedekiah
,
Maaziah, Bilgai
, Shemaiah
. These
were the priests
.
And the Levites: Jeshua
the son
of Azaniah
, Binnui
of the sons
of Henadad
, Kadmiel
;
also their brothers Shebaniah
, Hodiah
, Kelita
, Pelaiah
, Hanan
,
The leaders of the people
: Parosh
, Pahath-moab
, Elam
, Zattu
, Bani
,
Now athe rest of the people
, the priests
, the Levites
, the gatekeepers
, the singers
, the temple
servants
and ball
those who had separated
themselves from the peoples
of the lands
to the law
of God
, their wives
, their sons
and their daughters
, all
those who had
knowledge
and understanding
,
are joining with their 1kinsmen
, their nobles
, and are 2 ataking
on themselves a curse
and an oath
to walk
in God's
law
, which
was given
through
Moses
, God's
servant
, and to keep
and to observe
all
the commandments
of 3GOD
our Lord
, and His ordinances
and His statutes
;
and athat we will not give our daughters
to the peoples
of the land
or take
their daughters
for our sons
.
As afor the peoples of the land
who bring
wares
or any
grain
on the sabbath
day
to sell
, we will not buy
from them on the sabbath
or a holy
day
; and we will forego
the crops the bseventh
year
and the cexaction
of every
debt
.
We also 1placed ourselves under
obligation
to contribute
yearly
aone third
of a shekel
for the service
of the house
of our God
:
for the ashowbread, for the continual
grain offering
, for the continual
burnt
offering
, the sabbaths
, the new
moon
, for the appointed
times
, for the holy
things
and for the sin
offerings
to make
atonement
for Israel
, and all
the work
of the house
of our God
.
Likewise awe cast lots
bfor the supply
of wood
among the priests
, the Levites
and the people
so that they might bring
it to the house
of our God
, according to our fathers'
households
, at fixed
times
annually
, to burn
on the altar
of the LORD
our God
, as it is written
in the law
;
and that they might bring the first
fruits
of our ground
and athe first
fruits
of all
the fruit
of every
tree
to the house
of the LORD
annually
,
and abring to the house
of our God
the firstborn
of our sons
and of our cattle
, and the firstborn
of our herds
and our flocks
as it is written
in the law
, for the priests
who are ministering
in the house
of our God
.
aWe will also bring the first
of our 1dough
, our contributions
, the fruit
of every
tree
, the new
wine
and the oil
bto the priests
at the chambers
of the house
of our God
, and the ctithe
of our ground
to the Levites
, for the Levites
are they who receive
the tithes
in all
the rural
towns
.
aThe priest, the son
of Aaron
, shall be with the Levites
when the Levites
receive
tithes
, and the Levites
shall bring
up the tenth
of the tithes
to the house
of our God
, to the chambers
of bthe storehouse
.
For the sons of Israel
and the sons
of Levi
shall bring
the acontribution
of the grain
, the new
wine
and the oil
to the chambers
; there
are the utensils
of the sanctuary
, the priests
who are ministering
, the gatekeepers
and the singers
. Thus bwe will not 1neglect
the house
of our God
.