Nehemiah 10:39
What does Nehemiah 10:39 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 10:39 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Nehemiah 10:39 means
All Israel and Levi will bring the heave-offering of grain, new wine, and oil to the temple chambers where the sanctuary vessels, ministers, porters, and singers are. The chapter ends with a ringing resolve: “we will not forsake the house of our God.” This is the heart of their renewal—a sustained, communal commitment to God’s worship and presence. By ordering their lives, gifts, and rhythms around His house, they declare that God, not commerce or convenience, defines their identity and future.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000For 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611For 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901For 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862for 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 <FI>are<Fi> 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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall carry to the treasury the firstfruits of corn, of wine, and of oil: and the sanctified vessels shall be there, and the priests, and the singing men, and the porters, and ministers, and we will not forsake the house of our God.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890For 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 ourGod.
Context
This closing verse gathers the strands: offerings centralized in the temple chambers, ministers supplied, and the entire community bound to faithfulness. It is the capstone after names, oaths, and detailed provisions. Having rebuilt walls and confessed sins, they now organize their common life so worship will not be neglected again. The final pledge summarizes the chapter’s intent: a practical, enduring faithfulness that keeps God’s house—and thus their life with Him—at the center.
v.38And 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.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 18:30
Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye heave the best thereof from it, then it shall be reckoned unto the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the winepress.
- Deuteronomy 14:23
And thou shalt eat before Jehovah thy God, in the place which he shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, the tithe of thy grain, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herd and of thy flock; that thou mayest learn to fear Jehovah thy God always.
- 2 Chronicles 31:12
and they brought in the oblations and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully. And over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second;
- Psalms 122:9
For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.
- Deuteronomy 12:6
and thither ye shall bring your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill-offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock:
- Nehemiah 13:10
And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.
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