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9 The Levites: Jeshua the son of showbread, for the regular grain offering, for
Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of the regular burnt offering of the Sabbaths, the
Henadad, and Kadmiel. New Moons, and the set feasts; for the holy
10 Their brethren: Shebaniah, Hodijah, things, for the sin offerings to make atonement
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Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, Micha, Rehob, for Israel, and all the work of the house of our
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Hashabiah, Zaccur, Sherebiah, Sheba- God. We cast lots among the priests, the
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niah, Hodijah, Bani, and Beninu. Levites, and the people, for bringing the wood
14 The leaders of the people: Parosh, offering into the house of our God, according
Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, to our fathers’ houses, at the appointed times
15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, Adonijah, year by year, to burn on the altar of the LORD
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Bigvai, Adin, Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, our God as it is written in the Law.
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18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai, Hariph, 35 And we made ordinances to bring the first-
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Anathoth, Nebai, Magpiash, Meshul- fruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all
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lam, Hezir, Meshezabel, Zadok, fruit of all trees, year by year, to the house of
Jaddua, Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
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23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, Hal-
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lohesh, Pilha, Shobek, Rehum, Hash-
abnah, Maaseiah, Ahijah, Hanan,
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Anan, Malluch, Harim, and Baanah. 10:35–37 firstfruits…firstborn…firstborn.
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These laws required the firstfruits of the
28 Now the rest of the people—the priests, ground (Ex. 23:19; 34:26; Deut. 26:2), the first-
the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the fruits of the trees (Lev. 19:24; Num. 18:13), the
Nethinim, and all those who had separated firstborn sons redeemed by the estimated
themselves from the peoples of the lands to price of the priest (Num. 18:15), and the first-
the Law of God, their wives, their sons, and born of the herds and flocks (Ex. 13:12; Num.
their daughters, everyone who had knowl- 18:15,17).All of this was kept at the storehous-
es near the temple and distributed for the
support of the priests and Levites.The Levites
then gave a tenth of what they received to the
priests (Num. 18:26).
10:28 who had separated themselves.These
are those who 1) had followed the demand of
Ezra and Nehemiah to divorce pagan spouses the LORD; to bring the firstborn of our sons
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or 2) had been left in the land but never joined and our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and
themselves to any heathen, thus remaining the firstborn of our herds and our flocks, to
separate. Intermarriage with the nations had the house of our God, to the priests who min-
previously precipitated an influence in Israel ister in the house of our God; to bring the
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which had culminated in Babylonian slavery,
thus playing a major role in Israel’s unfaithful- firstfruits of our dough, our offerings, the fruit
ness to the covenant. from all kinds of trees, the new wine and oil, to
the priests, to the storerooms of the house of
our God; and to bring the tithes of our land to
the Levites, for the Levites should receive the
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edge and understanding— these joined with tithes in all our farming communities. And
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their brethren, their nobles, and entered into the priest, the descendant of Aaron, shall be
a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law, with the Levites when the Levites receive
which was given by Moses the servant of God, tithes; and the Levites shall bring up a tenth of
and to observe and do all the commandments the tithes to the house of our God, to the
of the LORD our Lord, and His ordinances and rooms of the storehouse.
His statutes: We would not give our daugh- 39 For the children of Israel and the children
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ters as wives to the peoples of the land, nor of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, of
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take their daughters for our sons; if the peo- the new wine and the oil, to the storerooms
ples of the land brought wares or any grain to where the articles of the sanctuary are, where
sell on the Sabbath day, we would not buy it the priests who minister and the gatekeepers
from them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and and the singers are; and we will not neglect
we would forego the seventh year’s produce and the house of our God.
the exacting of every debt. Now the leaders of the people dwelt at Je-
Also we made ordinances for ourselves, to 11 rusalem; the rest of the people cast lots to
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exact from ourselves yearly one-third of a shekel bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the
for the service of the house of our God: for the holy city, and nine-tenths were to dwell in other
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