Signers of the Covenant 1 DBY And at the head of those that sealed were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zedekiah. BSB BSB: Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,
2 DBY — Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, BSB BSB: Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 DBY Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, BSB BSB: Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
4 DBY Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, BSB BSB: Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
5 DBY Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, BSB BSB: Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 DBY Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, BSB BSB: Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 DBY Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, BSB BSB: Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
8 DBY Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests. BSB BSB: Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
9 DBY — And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah; Binnui, of the sons of Henadad; Kadmiel, BSB BSB: The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10 DBY and their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, BSB BSB: and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 DBY Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, BSB BSB: Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 DBY Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, BSB BSB: Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 DBY Hodijah, Bani, Beninu. BSB BSB: Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
14 DBY — The chief of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani, BSB BSB: And the leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
15 DBY Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, BSB BSB: Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
16 DBY Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, BSB BSB: Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
17 DBY Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, BSB BSB: Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
18 DBY Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai, BSB BSB: Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
19 DBY Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, BSB BSB: Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
20 DBY Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, BSB BSB: Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
21 DBY Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua, BSB BSB: Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
22 DBY Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, BSB BSB: Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
23 DBY Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, BSB BSB: Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
24 DBY Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, BSB BSB: Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
25 DBY Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, BSB BSB: Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26 DBY and Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, BSB BSB: Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
27 DBY Malluch, Harim, Baanah. BSB BSB: Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
The Vows of the Covenant 28 DBY And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the doorkeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters, every one having knowledge and having understanding, BSB BSB: “The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,
29 DBY joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which had been given by Moses the servant of God, and to keep and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes; BSB BSB: hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
30 DBY and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons: BSB BSB: We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.
31 DBY and that if the peoples of the land brought wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell, we would not take it of them on the sabbath, or on any holy day; and that we would leave the land uncultivated the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt. BSB BSB: When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow and will cancel every debt.
32 DBY And 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, BSB BSB: We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:
33 DBY for the bread to be set in rows, and for the continual oblation, and for the continual burnt-offering, for that of the sabbaths and 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. BSB BSB: for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.
34 DBY 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, according to our fathers' houses, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of Jehovah our God, as it is written in the law; BSB BSB: We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.
35 DBY and to bring the first-fruits of our land, and the first-fruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year to the house of Jehovah, BSB BSB: We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.
36 DBY and the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as it is written in the law; and to bring the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the priests that minister in the house of our God; BSB BSB: And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.
37 DBY and that we should bring the first-fruits of our coarse meal and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, new wine and oil, to the priests, into the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithes of our ground to the Levites, that they, the Levites, should take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. BSB BSB: Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.
38 DBY 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 to the house of our God, into the chambers of the treasure-house. BSB BSB: A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.
39 DBY For 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 our God. BSB BSB: For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”
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