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Text -- Nehemiah 10:13-39 (NET)
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10:13 Hodiah , Bani , and Beninu .
10:14 The leaders of the people were as follows: Parosh , Pahath-Moab , Elam , Zattu , Bani ,
10:15 Bunni , Azgad , Bebai ,
10:16 Adonijah , Bigvai , Adin ,
10:17 Ater , Hezekiah , Azzur ,
10:18 Hodiah , Hashum , Bezai ,
10:19 Hariph , Anathoth , Nebai ,
10:20 Magpiash , Meshullam , Hezir ,
10:21 Meshezabel , Zadok , Jaddua ,
10:22 Pelatiah , Hanan , Anaiah ,
10:23 Hoshea , Hananiah , Hasshub ,
10:24 Hallohesh , Pilha , Shobek ,
10:25 Rehum , Hashabnah , Maaseiah ,
10:26 Ahiah , Hanan , Anan ,
10:27 Malluch , Harim , and Baanah .
10:28 “Now the rest of the people – the priests , the Levites , the gatekeepers , the singers , the temple attendants , and all those who have separated themselves from the neighboring peoples because of the law of God , along with their wives , their sons , and their daughters , all of whom are able to understand –
10:29 hereby participate with their colleagues the town leaders and enter into a curse and an oath to adhere to the law of God which was given through Moses the servant of God , and to obey carefully all the commandments of the LORD our Lord , along with his ordinances and his statutes .
10:30 “We will not give our daughters in marriage to the neighboring peoples , and we will not take their daughters in marriage for our sons .
10:31 We will not buy on the Sabbath or on a holy day from the neighboring peoples who bring their wares and all kinds of grain to sell on the Sabbath day . We will let the fields lie fallow every seventh year , and we will cancel every loan .
10:32 We accept responsibility for fulfilling the commands to give one third of a shekel each year for the work of the temple of our God ,
10:33 for the loaves of presentation and for the regular grain offerings and regular burnt offerings , for the Sabbaths , for the new moons , for the appointed meetings , for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel , and for all the work of the temple of our God .
10:34 “We– the priests , the Levites , and the people – have cast lots concerning the wood offerings , to bring them to the temple of our God according to our families at the designated times year by year to burn on the altar of the LORD our God , as is written in the law .
10:35 We also accept responsibility for bringing the first fruits of our land and the first fruits of every fruit tree year by year to the temple of the LORD .
10:36 We also accept responsibility, as is written in the law , for bringing the firstborn of our sons and our cattle and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks to the temple of our God , to the priests who are ministering in the temple of our God .
10:37 We will also bring the first of our coarse meal , of our contributions , of the fruit of every tree , of new wine , and of olive oil to the priests at the storerooms of the temple of our God , along with a tenth of the produce of our land to the Levites , for the Levites are the ones who collect the tithes in all the cities where we work .
10:38 A priest of Aaron’s line will be with the Levites when the Levites collect the tithes , and the Levites will bring up a tenth of the tithes to the temple of our God , to the storerooms of the treasury .
10:39 The Israelites and the Levites will bring the contribution of the grain , the new wine , and the olive oil to the storerooms where the utensils of the sanctuary are kept, and where the priests who minister stay, along with the gatekeepers and the singers . We will not neglect the temple of our God .”
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