Nehemiah 13:12
What does Nehemiah 13:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 13:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then brought all Judah the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then brought all Judah the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then all Judah came with the tenth part of the grain and wine and oil and put it into the store-houses.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and all Judah have brought in the tithe of the corn, and of the new wine, and of the oil, to the treasuries.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And all Juda brought the tithe of the corn, and the wine, and the oil into the storehouses.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And all Judah brought the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil into the storehouses.
Context
v.11Then 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.
v.12This passage
v.13And 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 business was to distribute unto their brethren.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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 Jehovah’s: it is holy unto Jehovah.
- Nehemiah 10:37
and that we should bring the first-fruits of our dough, and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, the new wine and the oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
- Nehemiah 12:44
And on that day were men appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
- Deuteronomy 14:22
Thou shalt surely tithe all the increase of thy seed, that which cometh forth from the field year by year.
- Numbers 18:20
And Jehovah said unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any portion among them: I am thy portion and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.
- Malachi 3:10
Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah 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.
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