Now those that sealed were , Nehemiah
, the Tirshatha
, the son
of Hachaliah
, and Zidkijah
,
Maaziah, Bilgai
, Shemaiah
: these were the priests
.
And the Levites: both Jeshua
the son
of Azaniah
, Binnui
of the sons
of Henadad
, Kadmiel
;
And their brethren, Shebaniah
, Hodijah
, Kelita
, Pelaiah
, Hanan
,
The chief of the people
; Parosh
, Pahathmoab
, Elam
, Zatthu
, Bani
,
And the rest of the people
, the priests
, the Levites
, the porters
, the singers
, the Nethinims
, and all they that had separated
themselves from the people
of the lands
unto the law
of God
, their wives
, their sons
, and their daughters
, every one having knowledge
, and having understanding
;
They clave to their brethren
, their nobles
, and entered
into a curse
, and into an oath
, to walk
in God's
law
, which was given
by
Moses
the servant
of God
, and to observe
and do
all the commandments
of the LORD
our Lord
, and his judgments
and his statutes
;
And that we would not give our daughters
unto the people
of the land
, nor take
their daughters
for our sons
:
And if the people of the land
bring
ware
or any victuals
on the sabbath
day
to sell
, that we would not buy
it of them on the sabbath
, or on the holy
day
: and that we would leave
the seventh
year
, and the exaction
of every debt
.
Also we made ordinances
for us, to charge
ourselves yearly
with the third part
of a shekel
for the service
of the house
of our God
;
For the shewbread, and for the continual
meat offering
, and for the continual
burnt offering
, of the sabbaths
, of the new moons
, for the set feasts
, and for the holy
things , and for the sin offerings
to make an atonement
for Israel
, and for all the work
of the house
of our God
.
And we cast the lots
among the priests
, the Levites
, and the people
, for the wood
offering
, to bring
it into the house
of our God
, after the houses
of our fathers
, at times
appointed
year
by year
, to burn
upon the altar
of the LORD
our God
, as it is written
in the law
:
And to bring the firstfruits
of our ground
, and the firstfruits
of all fruit
of all trees
, year
by year
, unto the house
of the LORD
:
Also the firstborn of our sons
, and of our cattle
, as it is written
in the law
, and the firstlings
of our herds
and of our flocks
, to bring
to the house
of our God
, unto the priests
that minister
in the house
of our God
:
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
.