^{1 Ref} Now those who put down their names were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

^{2 Ref} Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

^{3 Ref} Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

^{4 Ref} Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

^{5 Ref} Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

^{6 Ref} Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

^{7 Ref} Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

^{8 Ref} Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.

^{9 Ref} And the Levites: by name, Jeshua, the son of Azaniah, Binnui, of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,

^{10 Ref} And their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

^{11 Ref} Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

^{12 Ref} Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

¹³ Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.

^{14 Ref} The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

^{15 Ref} Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

^{16 Ref} Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

¹⁷ Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

^{18 Ref} Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

¹⁹ Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai,

²⁰ Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

²¹ Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

²² Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

²³ Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

²⁴ Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

^{25 Ref} Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

²⁶ And Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

²⁷ Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

^{28 Ref} And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the door-keepers, the music-makers, the Nethinim, and all those who had made themselves separate from the peoples of the lands, to keep the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone who had knowledge and wisdom;

^{29 Ref} They were united with their brothers, their rulers, and put themselves under a curse and an oath, to keep their steps in the way of God's law, which was given by Moses, the servant of God, and to keep and do all the orders of the Lord, our Lord, and his decisions and his rules;

^{30 Ref} And that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the lands, or take their daughters for our sons;

^{31 Ref} And if the peoples of the lands come to do trade in goods or food on the Sabbath day, that we would do no trade with them on the Sabbath or on a holy day: and that in the seventh year we would take no payment from any debtor.

^{32 Ref} And we made rules for ourselves, taxing ourselves a third of a shekel every year for the upkeep of the house of our God;

^{33 Ref} For the holy bread, and for the regular meal offering and the regular burned offering on the Sabbaths and at the new moon and the fixed feasts, and for the sin-offerings to take away the sin of Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

^{34 Ref} And we, the priests and the Levites and the people, made selection, by the decision of the Lord, of those who were to take the wood offering into the house of God, by families at the regular times, year by year, to be burned on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is recorded in the law;

^{35 Ref} And to take the first-fruits of our land, and the first-fruits of every sort of tree, year by year, into the house of the Lord;

^{36 Ref} As well as the first of our sons and of our cattle, as it is recorded in the law, and the first lambs of our herds and of our flocks, which are to be taken to the house of our God, to the priests who are servants in the house of our God:

^{37 Ref} And that we would take the first of our rough meal, and our lifted offerings, and the fruit of every sort of tree, and wine and oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God; and the tenth of the produce of our land to the Levites; for they, the Levites, take a tenth in all the towns of our ploughed land.

^{38 Ref} And the priest, the son of Aaron, is to be with the Levites, when the Levites take the tenths: and the Levites are to take a tenth of the tenths into the house of our God, to the rooms, into the store-house;

^{39 Ref} For 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.

^{1 Ref} Now those who sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

^{2 Ref} Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

^{3 Ref} Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

^{4 Ref} Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

^{5 Ref} Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

^{6 Ref} Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

^{7 Ref} Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

^{8 Ref} Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.

^{9 Ref} The Levites: namely, Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

^{10 Ref} and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

^{11 Ref} Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

^{12 Ref} Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

¹³ Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.

^{14 Ref} The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

^{15 Ref} Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

^{16 Ref} Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

¹⁷ Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

^{18 Ref} Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

¹⁹ Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai,

²⁰ Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

²¹ Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

²² Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

²³ Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

²⁴ Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

^{25 Ref} Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

²⁶ and Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

²⁷ Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

^{28 Ref} The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinim, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone who had knowledge, and understanding;

^{29 Ref} They joined with their brothers, 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 Yahweh our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

^{30 Ref} and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;

^{31 Ref} and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy of them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

^{32 Ref} 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;

^{33 Ref} for the show bread, and for the continual meal-offering, and for the continual burnt-offering, for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin-offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

^{34 Ref} We cast lots, 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 on the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law;

^{35 Ref} and to bring the first fruits of our ground, and the first fruits of all fruit of all manner of trees, year by year, to the house of Yahweh;

^{36 Ref} also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God;

^{37 Ref} 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, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.

^{38 Ref} 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, to the chambers, into the treasure-house.

^{39 Ref} For 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, to the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests who minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.

^{1 Ref} Now those that sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

^{2 Ref} Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

^{3 Ref} Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

^{4 Ref} Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

^{5 Ref} Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

^{6 Ref} Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

^{7 Ref} Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

^{8 Ref} Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.

^{9 Ref} And the Levites: namely, Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

^{10 Ref} and their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

^{11 Ref} Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

^{12 Ref} Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

¹³ Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.

^{14 Ref} The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

^{15 Ref} Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

^{16 Ref} Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

¹⁷ Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

^{18 Ref} Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

¹⁹ Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai,

²⁰ Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

²¹ Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

²² Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

²³ Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

²⁴ Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

^{25 Ref} Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

²⁶ and Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

²⁷ Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

^{28 Ref} And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one that had knowledge, and understanding;

^{29 Ref} 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 Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

^{30 Ref} and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;

^{31 Ref} and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

^{32 Ref} 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;

^{33 Ref} for the showbread, and for the continual meal-offering, and for the continual burnt-offering, for the sabbaths, for the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin-offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

^{34 Ref} And we cast lots, 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;

^{35 Ref} and to bring the first-fruits of our ground, and the first-fruits of all fruit of all manner of trees, year by year, unto the house of Jehovah;

^{36 Ref} also the first-born 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;

^{37 Ref} 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.

^{38 Ref} 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.

^{39 Ref} For 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.