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Nehemiah

Chapter 10
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubekal-zo֕'t 'ana֛chenu kּoreti֥ym 'amana֖h vekotebi֑ym ve'al֙ heֽchat֔um shsare֥ynu leviyּe֖nu kּohaneֽynu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Those who sealed it were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hakaliah. Zedekiah,

וּבְכָל־זֹ֕את אֲנַ֛חְנוּ כֹּרְתִ֥ים אֲמָנָ֖ה וְכֹתְבִ֑ים וְעַל֙ הֶֽחָת֔וּם שָׂרֵ֥ינוּ לְוִיֵּ֖נוּ כֹּהֲנֵֽינוּ׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'a֖l hachatumi֑ym nechemeya֧h hatּireshsha֛ta bּen-chakaleya֖h vetzideqiyּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

וְעַ֖ל הַחֲתוּמִ֑ים נְחֶמְיָ֧ה הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָא בֶּן־חֲכַלְיָ֖ה וְצִדְקִיָּֽה׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): shseraya֥h 'azareya֖h yiremeyaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah,

שְׂרָיָ֥ה עֲזַרְיָ֖ה יִרְמְיָֽה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): pּashshech֥ur 'amareya֖h malekּiyּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

פַּשְׁח֥וּר אֲמַרְיָ֖ה מַלְכִּיָּֽה׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): chatּ֥ushsh shshebaneya֖h malּֽuke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

חַטּ֥וּשׁ שְׁבַנְיָ֖ה מַלּֽוּךְ׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): chari֥m merem֖ot 'oֽbadeyaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

חָרִ֥ם מְרֵמ֖וֹת עֹֽבַדְיָֽה׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): dּaniyּe֥'l gּinּet֖on bּarֽuke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

דָּנִיֵּ֥אל גִּנְּת֖וֹן בָּרֽוּךְ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): meshshulּa֥m 'abiyּa֖h miyּamiֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Maaziah, Bilgai and Shemaiah. These were the priests.

מְשֻׁלָּ֥ם אֲבִיָּ֖ה מִיָּמִֽן׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): maֽ'azeya֥h bilegּa֖y shshemaֽ'eya֑h 'e֖lּeh hakּohaniֽym׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,

מַֽעַזְיָ֥ה בִלְגַּ֖י שְׁמַֽעְיָ֑ה אֵ֖לֶּה הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ס

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽhaleviyּi֑m veyeshsh֨u'a֙ bּen-'azaneya֔h bּinּ֕uy mibּene֥y chenada֖d qademiy'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַ֙ בֶּן־אֲזַנְיָ֔ה בִּנּ֕וּי מִבְּנֵ֥י חֵנָדָ֖ד קַדְמִיאֵֽל׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'acheyhe֑m shshebaneya֧h hֽodiyּa֛h qeliyta֖ pּela'ya֥h chanaֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Mika, Rehob, Hashabiah,

וַאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם שְׁבַנְיָ֧ה הֽוֹדִיָּ֛ה קְלִיטָ֖א פְּלָאיָ֥ה חָנָֽן׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): miyka֥ rech֖ob chashshabeyaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

מִיכָ֥א רְח֖וֹב חֲשַׁבְיָֽה׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): zakּ֥ur shshereֽbeya֖h shshebaneyaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hodiah, Bani and Beninu.

זַכּ֥וּר שֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֖ה שְׁבַנְיָֽה׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): hodiyּa֥h bani֖y bּeniֽynu׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

הוֹדִיָּ֥ה בָנִ֖י בְּנִֽינוּ׃ס

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): ra'shshe֖y ha'a֑m pּare'oshsh֙ pּacha֣t mo'a֔b 'eyla֥m zatּ֖u bּaniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

רָאשֵׁ֖י הָעָ֑ם פַּרְעֹשׁ֙ פַּחַ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב עֵילָ֥ם זַתּ֖וּא בָּנִֽי׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּunּi֥y 'azegּa֖d bּebaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

בֻּנִּ֥י עַזְגָּ֖ד בֵּבָֽי׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): adoniyּa֥h bigeva֖y 'adiֽyn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

אֲדֹנִיָּ֥ה בִגְוַ֖י עָדִֽין׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): ate֥r chizeqiyּa֖h 'azּֽur׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

אָטֵ֥ר חִזְקִיָּ֖ה עַזּֽוּר׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): hodiyּa֥h chashshu֖m bּetzaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

הוֹדִיָּ֥ה חָשֻׁ֖ם בֵּצָֽי׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): chari֥yp 'anat֖ot nvby neybaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

חָרִ֥יף עֲנָת֖וֹת נובי נֵיבָֽי׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): magepּiy'a֥shsh meshshulּa֖m cheziֽyr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

מַגְפִּיעָ֥שׁ מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם חֵזִֽיר׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): meshsheyzabe'e֥l tzad֖oq yadּֽu'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵ֥ל צָד֖וֹק יַדּֽוּעַ׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): pּelateya֥h chana֖n 'anayaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

פְּלַטְיָ֥ה חָנָ֖ן עֲנָיָֽה׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): hoshshe֥'a chananeya֖h chashshּֽub׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ חֲנַנְיָ֖ה חַשּֽׁוּב׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): halּoche֥shsh pּilecha֖ shshobeֽq׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

הַלּוֹחֵ֥שׁ פִּלְחָ֖א שׁוֹבֵֽק׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): rech֥um chashshabena֖h ma'ashseyaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

רְח֥וּם חֲשַׁבְנָ֖ה מַעֲשֵׂיָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): va'achiyּa֥h chana֖n 'anaֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Malluch, Harim and Baanah.

וַאֲחִיָּ֥ה חָנָ֖ן עָנָֽן׃

28
Phonetic (Hebrew): malּ֥uke chari֖m bּa'anaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The rest of the people, priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants and all who separated themselves from the neighbouring peoples for the sake of the Law of God, together with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,

מַלּ֥וּךְ חָרִ֖ם בַּעֲנָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ushshe'a֣r ha'a֡m hakּohani֣ym ha֠leviyּim hashshּo'ari֨ym hameshshoreri֜ym hanּetiyni֗ym veֽkal-hanּibedּa֞l me'amּe֤y ha'aratzot֙ 'el-tּora֣t ha'elohi֔ym neshsheyhe֖m bּeneyhe֣m ubenoteyhe֑m kּo֖l yode֥'a mebiֽyn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"all these now join their fellow Jews the nobles, and bind themselves with a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God given through Moses the servant of God and to obey carefully all the commands, regulations and decrees of the LORD our Lord.

וּשְׁאָ֣ר הָעָ֡ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים הַ֠לְוִיִּם הַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֨ים הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֜ים הַנְּתִינִ֗ים וְֽכָל־הַנִּבְדָּ֞ל מֵעַמֵּ֤י הָאֲרָצוֹת֙ אֶל־תּוֹרַ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים נְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם בְּנֵיהֶ֣ם וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֑ם כֹּ֖ל יוֹדֵ֥עַ מֵבִֽין׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): machaziyqi֣ym 'al-'acheyhem֮ 'adּiyreyhem֒ uba'i֞ym bּe'ala֣h ubishshebu'a֗h lale֨ket֙ bּetora֣t ha'elohi֔ym 'ashshe֣r nitּena֔h bּeya֖d moshshe֣h 'eֽbed-hֽa'elohi֑ym velishshem֣or vela'ashs֗ot 'et-kּal-mitzevot֙ yehva֣h 'adone֔ynu umishshepּata֖yv vechuqּaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"We promise not to give our daughters in marriage to the peoples around us or take their daughters for our sons.

מַחֲזִיקִ֣ים עַל־אֲחֵיהֶם֮ אַדִּירֵיהֶם֒ וּבָאִ֞ים בְּאָלָ֣ה וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗ה לָלֶ֨כֶת֙ בְּתוֹרַ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִתְּנָ֔ה בְּיַ֖ד מֹשֶׁ֣ה עֶֽבֶד־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְלִשְׁמ֣וֹר וְלַעֲשׂ֗וֹת אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺת֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֲדֹנֵ֔ינוּ וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו וְחֻקָּֽיו׃

31
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ashshe֛r lo'-nitּe֥n bּenote֖ynu le'amּe֣y ha'a֑retz ve'et-bּeno֣teyhe֔m lo֥ niqּa֖ch lebaneֽynu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"When the neighbouring peoples bring merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we will forgo working the land and will cancel all debts.

וַאֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־נִתֵּ֥ן בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ לְעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְאֶת־בְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א נִקַּ֖ח לְבָנֵֽינוּ׃

32
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'amּe֣y ha'a֡retz haֽmebiy'iym֩ 'et-hamּaqּach֨ot vekal-shshe֜ber bּey֤om hashshּabּat֙ limekּ֔or lo'-niqּa֥ch mehe֛m bּashshּabּa֖t ubey֣om qo֑deshsh venitּo֛shsh 'et-hashshּana֥h hashshּebiy'i֖yt umashshּa֥ kal-yaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"We assume the responsibility for carrying out the commands to give a third of a shekel each year for the service of the house of our God:

וְעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֡רֶץ הַֽמְבִיאִים֩ אֶת־הַמַּקָּח֨וֹת וְכָל־שֶׁ֜בֶר בְּי֤וֹם הַשַּׁבָּת֙ לִמְכּ֔וֹר לֹא־נִקַּ֥ח מֵהֶ֛ם בַּשַּׁבָּ֖ת וּבְי֣וֹם קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְנִטֹּ֛שׁ אֶת־הַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖ית וּמַשָּׁ֥א כָל־יָֽד׃

33
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehe'ema֤denu 'ale֨ynu֙ mitzevo֔t late֥t 'ale֛ynu shshelishshi֥yt hashshּe֖qel bּashshּana֑h la'aboda֖t bּe֥yt 'eloheֽynu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"for the bread set out on the table; for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings; for the offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moon festivals and appointed festivals; for the holy offerings; for sin offerings to make atonement for Israel; and for all the duties of the house of our God.

וְהֶעֱמַ֤דְנוּ עָלֵ֨ינוּ֙ מִצְוֺ֔ת לָתֵ֥ת עָלֵ֛ינוּ שְׁלִשִׁ֥ית הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

34
Phonetic (Hebrew): lele֣chem haֽmּa'are֡ket uminecha֣t hatּami֣yd ule'ola֣t ha֠tּamiyd hashshּabּat֨ot hechodashshi֜ym lamּo'adi֗ym velaqּodashshiym֙ vela֣chatּa'֔ot lekapּe֖r 'al-yishsera'e֑l veko֖l mele֥'ket bּeyt-'eloheֽynu׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"We, the priests, the Levites and the people, have cast lots to determine when each of our families is to bring to the house of our God at set times each year a contribution of wood to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.

לְלֶ֣חֶם הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֡כֶת וּמִנְחַ֣ת הַתָּמִ֣יד וּלְעוֹלַ֣ת הַ֠תָּמִיד הַשַּׁבָּת֨וֹת הֶחֳדָשִׁ֜ים לַמּוֹעֲדִ֗ים וְלַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ וְלַ֣חַטָּא֔וֹת לְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכֹ֖ל מְלֶ֥אכֶת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehagּoral֨ot hipּa֜lenu 'al-qurebּa֣n ha'etzi֗ym hakּohani֣ym haleviyּim֮ veha'am֒ le֠habiy lebe֨yt 'elohe֧ynu lebeyt-'abote֛ynu le'itּi֥ym mezumּani֖ym shshana֣h beshshana֑h leba'e֗r 'al-mizebּach֙ yehva֣h 'elohe֔ynu kּakּat֖ub bּatּoraֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the LORD each year the firstfruits of our crops and of every fruit tree.

וְהַגּוֹרָל֨וֹת הִפַּ֜לְנוּ עַל־קֻרְבַּ֣ן הָעֵצִ֗ים הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים הַלְוִיִּם֮ וְהָעָם֒ לְ֠הָבִיא לְבֵ֨ית אֱלֹהֵ֧ינוּ לְבֵית־אֲבֹתֵ֛ינוּ לְעִתִּ֥ים מְזֻמָּנִ֖ים שָׁנָ֣ה בְשָׁנָ֑ה לְבַעֵ֗ר עַל־מִזְבַּח֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ כַּכָּת֖וּב בַּתּוֹרָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ulehabi֞y 'et-bּikּure֣y 'ademate֗nu ubikּure֛y kּal-pּeri֥y kal-'e֖tz shshana֣h beshshana֑h lebe֖yt yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock, of our herds and of our flocks, to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there.

וּלְהָבִ֞יא אֶת־בִּכּוּרֵ֣י אַדְמָתֵ֗נוּ וּבִכּוּרֵ֛י כָּל־פְּרִ֥י כָל־עֵ֖ץ שָׁנָ֣ה בְשָׁנָ֑ה לְבֵ֖ית יְהוָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-bּekor֤ot bּane֨ynu֙ ubehemetּe֔ynu kּakּat֖ub bּatּora֑h ve'et-bּekore֨y beqare֜ynu vetzo'ne֗ynu lehabiy'֙ lebe֣yt 'elohe֔ynu lakּo֣hani֔ym hameshshareti֖ym bּebe֥yt 'eloheֽynu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Moreover, we will bring to the storerooms of the house of our God, to the priests, the first of our ground meal, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees and of our new wine and olive oil. And we will bring a tithe of our crops to the Levites, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.

וְאֶת־בְּכֹר֤וֹת בָּנֵ֨ינוּ֙ וּבְהֶמְתֵּ֔ינוּ כַּכָּת֖וּב בַּתּוֹרָ֑ה וְאֶת־בְּכוֹרֵ֨י בְקָרֵ֜ינוּ וְצֹאנֵ֗ינוּ לְהָבִיא֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים הַמְשָׁרְתִ֖ים בְּבֵ֥ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-re'shshi֣yt 'ariysote֣ynu u֠terumoteynu uperi֨y kal-'e֜tz tּiyr֣oshsh veyitzeha֗r nabi֤y lakּohaniym֙ 'el-lishshek֣ot bּeyt-'elohe֔ynu uma'eshsa֥r 'ademate֖nu laleviyּi֑m vehem֙ haleviyּi֔m haֽme'ashsּeri֔ym bּeko֖l 'are֥y 'abodateֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"A priest descended from Aaron is to accompany the Levites when they receive the tithes, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of the tithes up to the house of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury.

וְאֶת־רֵאשִׁ֣ית עֲרִיסֹתֵ֣ינוּ וּ֠תְרוּמֹתֵינוּ וּפְרִ֨י כָל־עֵ֜ץ תִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְיִצְהָ֗ר נָבִ֤יא לַכֹּהֲנִים֙ אֶל־לִשְׁכ֣וֹת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ וּמַעְשַׂ֥ר אַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ לַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְהֵם֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם הַֽמְעַשְּׂרִ֔ים בְּכֹ֖ל עָרֵ֥י עֲבֹדָתֵֽנוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֨h hakּohe֧n bּeֽn-'aharo֛n 'im-haleviyּi֖m bּa'eshse֣r haleviyּi֑m vehaleviyּi֞m ya'al֨u 'et-ma'ashsa֤r haֽmּa'ashser֙ lebe֣yt 'elohe֔ynu 'el-halּeshshak֖ot lebe֥yt ha'otzaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The people of Israel and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine and olive oil to the storerooms, where the articles for the sanctuary and for the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the singers are kept. We will not neglect the house of our God."

וְהָיָ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֧ן בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֛ן עִם־הַלְוִיִּ֖ם בַּעְשֵׂ֣ר הַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם יַעֲל֨וּ אֶת־מַעֲשַׂ֤ר הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂר֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ אֶל־הַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹת לְבֵ֥ית הָאוֹצָֽר׃

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כִּ֣י אֶל־הַ֠לְּשָׁכוֹת יָבִ֨יאוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּבְנֵ֣י הַלֵּוִ֗י אֶת־תְּרוּמַ֣ת הַדָּגָן֮ הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָר֒ וְשָׁם֙ כְּלֵ֣י הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁ וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֖ים וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים וְלֹ֥א נַעֲזֹ֖ב אֶת־בֵּ֥ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃