Nehemiah 12:45

12:45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and ¹  his son Solomon.

Nehemiah 12:47

12:47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel was contributing the portions for the singers and gatekeepers, according to the daily need. ²  They also set aside ³  the portion for the Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.

Nehemiah 13:5

13:5 He made for himself a large storeroom where previously they had been keeping ⁴  the grain offering, the incense, and the vessels, along with the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil as commanded for the Levites, the singers, the gate keepers, and the offering for the priests.

[12:45]  ¹ tc With many medieval Hebrew MSS and the ancient versions the translation reads the conjunction (“and”). It is absent in the Leningrad MS that forms the textual basis for BHS.

[12:47]  ² tn Heb “a thing of a day in its day.”

[12:47]  ³ tn Heb “were sanctifying.”

[13:5]  ³ tn Heb “giving.”