Nehemiah 9:1--10:39
Now in the twenty
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and fourth
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day
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<03117>
of this month
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<02320>
the children
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<01121>
of Israel
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<03478>
with fasting
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and with sackclothes
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and earth
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upon them.<0127>
And the seed
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<02233>
of Israel
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<03478>
their sins
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<02403>_,
and the iniquities
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<05771>
of their fathers
<01>_.
{strangers: Heb. strange children}<01>_.
in their place
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<05977>_,
in the book
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<05612>
of the law
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<08451>
of the LORD
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<03068>
their God
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<0430>
[one] fourth part
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<07243>
of the day
<03117>_;
<03117>_;
and [another] fourth part
<07243>
<07243>
the LORD
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<03068>
their God
<0430>_.
<0430>_.
upon the stairs
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<04608>_,
of the Levites
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<03881>_,
Jeshua
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<03442>_,
and Bani
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<01137>_,
Kadmiel
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<06934>_,
Shebaniah
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<07645>_,
Bunni
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<01138>_,
Sherebiah
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<08274>_,
Bani
<01137>_,
<01137>_,
[and] Chenani
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<03662>_,
with a loud
<01419>
<01419>
voice
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<06963>
unto the LORD
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<03068>
their God
<0430>_.
{stairs: or, scaffold}<0430>_.
Then the Levites
<03881>_,
<03881>_,
Jeshua
<03442>_,
<03442>_,
and Kadmiel
<06934>_,
<06934>_,
Bani
<01137>_,
<01137>_,
Hashabniah
<02813>_,
<02813>_,
Sherebiah
<08274>_,
<08274>_,
Hodijah
<01941>_,
<01941>_,
Shebaniah
<07645>_,
<07645>_,
[and] Pethahiah
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<06611>_,
the LORD
<03068>
<03068>
your God
<0430>
<0430>
for ever
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<05769>
and ever
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<05769>_:
be thy glorious
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<03519>
name
<08034>_,
<08034>_,
above all blessing
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<01293>
and praise
<08416>_.
<08416>_.
Thou, [even] thou, [art] LORD
<03068>
<03068>
heaven
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<08064>_,
the heaven
<08064>
<08064>
of heavens
<08064>_,
<08064>_,
with all their host
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<06635>_,
the earth
<0776>_,
<0776>_,
and all [things] that [are] therein, the seas
<03220>_,
<03220>_,
them all; and the host
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<06635>
of heaven
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thee.<08064>
Thou [art] the LORD
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<03068>
the God
<0430>_,
<0430>_,
Abram
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<087>_,
out of Ur
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<0218>
of the Chaldees
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<03778>_,
him the name
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<08034>
of Abraham
<085>_;
<085>_;
his heart
<03824>
<03824>
before
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<06440>
a covenant
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<01285>
the land
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<0776>
of the Canaanites
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<03669>_,
the Hittites
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<02850>_,
the Amorites
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<0567>_,
and the Perizzites
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<06522>_,
and the Jebusites
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<02983>_,
and the Girgashites
<01622>_,
<01622>_,
[it, I say], to his seed
<02233>_,
<02233>_,
thy words
<01697>_;
<01697>_;
for thou [art] righteous
<06662>_:
<06662>_:
the affliction
<06040>
<06040>
of our fathers
<01>
<01>
in Egypt
<04714>_,
<04714>_,
their cry
<02201>
<02201>
by the Red
<05488>
<05488>
sea
<03220>_;
<03220>_;
signs
<0226>
<0226>
and wonders
<04159>
<04159>
upon Pharaoh
<06547>_,
<06547>_,
and on all his servants
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<05650>_,
and on all the people
<05971>
<05971>
of his land
<0776>_:
<0776>_:
thee a name
<08034>_,
<08034>_,
as [it is] this day
<03117>_.
<03117>_.
the sea
<03220>
<03220>
before
<06440>
<06440>
the midst
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<08432>
of the sea
<03220>
<03220>
on the dry land
<03004>_;
<03004>_;
into the deeps
<04688>_,
<04688>_,
as a stone
<068>
<068>
into the mighty
<05794>
<05794>
waters
<04325>_.
<04325>_.
them in the day
<03119>
<03119>
by a cloudy
<06051>
<06051>
pillar
<05982>_;
<05982>_;
and in the night
<03915>
<03915>
by a pillar
<05982>
<05982>
of fire
<0784>_,
<0784>_,
in the way
<01870>
<01870>
also upon mount
<02022>
<02022>
Sinai
<05514>_,
<05514>_,
with them from heaven
<08064>_,
<08064>_,
them right
<03477>
<03477>
judgments
<04941>_,
<04941>_,
and true
<0571>
<0571>
laws
<08451>_,
<08451>_,
good
<02896>
<02896>
statutes
<02706>
<02706>
and commandments
<04687>_:
{true...: Heb. laws of truth}<04687>_:
unto them thy holy
<06944>
<06944>
sabbath
<07676>_,
<07676>_,
them precepts
<04687>_,
<04687>_,
statutes
<02706>_,
<02706>_,
and laws
<08451>_,
<08451>_,
by the hand
<03027>
<03027>
of Moses
<04872>
<04872>
thy servant
<05650>_:
<05650>_:
them bread
<03899>
<03899>
from heaven
<08064>
<08064>
for their hunger
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<07458>_,
water
<04325>
<04325>
for them out of the rock
<05553>
<05553>
for their thirst
<06772>_,
<06772>_,
the land
<0776>
them. {which...: Heb. which thou hadst lift up thine hand to give them}<0776>
their necks
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<06203>_,
and in their rebellion
<04805>
<04805>
a captain
<07218>
<07218>
to their bondage
<05659>_:
<05659>_:
but thou [art] a God
<0433>
<0433>
ready to pardon
<05547>_,
<05547>_,
gracious
<02587>
<02587>
and merciful
<07349>_,
<07349>_,
slow
<0750>
<0750>
to anger
<0639>_,
<0639>_,
and of great
<07227>
<07227>
kindness
<02617>_,
them not. {a God...: Heb. a God of pardons}<02617>_,
them a molten
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<04541>
calf
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<05695>_,
This [is] thy God
<0430>
<0430>
out of Egypt
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<04714>_,
great
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<01419>
provocations
<05007>_;
<05007>_;
Yet thou in thy manifold
<07227>
<07227>
mercies
<07356>
<07356>
them not in the wilderness
<04057>_:
<04057>_:
the pillar
<05982>
<05982>
of the cloud
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<06051>
not from them by day
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<03119>_,
them in the way
<01870>_;
<01870>_;
neither the pillar
<05982>
<05982>
of fire
<0784>
<0784>
by night
<03915>_,
<03915>_,
and the way
<01870>
<01870>
also thy good
<02896>
<02896>
spirit
<07307>
<07307>
not thy manna
<04478>
<04478>
from their mouth
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<06310>_,
them water
<04325>
<04325>
for their thirst
<06772>_.
<06772>_.
Yea, forty
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<0705>
years
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<08141>
them in the wilderness
<04057>_,
<04057>_,
nothing; their clothes
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<08008>
and their feet
<07272>
not.<07272>
them kingdoms
<04467>
<04467>
and nations
<05971>_,
<05971>_,
them into corners
<06285>_:
<06285>_:
the land
<0776>
<0776>
of Sihon
<05511>_,
<05511>_,
and the land
<0776>
<0776>
of the king
<04428>
<04428>
of Heshbon
<02809>_,
<02809>_,
and the land
<0776>
<0776>
of Og
<05747>
<05747>
king
<04428>
<04428>
of Bashan
<01316>_.
<01316>_.
Their children
<01121>
<01121>
thou as the stars
<03556>
<03556>
of heaven
<08064>_,
<08064>_,
them into the land
<0776>_,
<0776>_,
to their fathers
<01>_,
[it].<01>_,
So the children
<01121>
<01121>
the land
<0776>_,
<0776>_,
before
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<06440>
of the land
<0776>_,
<0776>_,
the Canaanites
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<03669>_,
them into their hands
<03027>_,
<03027>_,
with their kings
<04428>_,
<04428>_,
and the people
<05971>
<05971>
of the land
<0776>_,
<0776>_,
with them as they would
<07522>_.
{as they...: Heb. according to their will}<07522>_.
cities
<05892>_,
<05892>_,
and a fat
<08082>
<08082>
land
<0127>_,
<0127>_,
houses
<01004>
<01004>
full
<04392>
<04392>
of all goods
<02898>_,
<02898>_,
wells
<0953>
<0953>
vineyards
<03754>_,
<03754>_,
and oliveyards
<02132>_,
<02132>_,
and fruit
<03978>
<03978>
trees
<06086>
<06086>
in abundance
<07230>_:
<07230>_:
themselves in thy great
<01419>
<01419>
goodness
<02898>_.
{wells: or, cisterns} {fruit...: Heb. tree of food}<02898>_.
thy law
<08451>
<08451>
behind
<0310>
<0310>
their backs
<01458>_,
<01458>_,
thy prophets
<05030>
<05030>
great
<01419>
<01419>
provocations
<05007>_.
<05007>_.
them into the hand
<03027>
<03027>
of their enemies
<06862>_,
<06862>_,
them: and in the time
<06256>
<06256>
of their trouble
<06869>_,
<06869>_,
[them] from heaven
<08064>_;
<08064>_;
and according to thy manifold
<07227>
<07227>
mercies
<07356>
<07356>
them out of the hand
<03027>
<03027>
of their enemies
<06862>_.
<06862>_.
evil
<07451>
<07451>
before
<06440>
<06440>
thou them in the hand
<03027>
<03027>
[them] from heaven
<08064>_;
<08064>_;
and many
<07227>
<07227>
times
<06256>
<06256>
them according to thy mercies
<07356>_;
{they did...: Heb. they returned to do evil}<07356>_;
unto thy law
<08451>_:
<08451>_:
not unto thy commandments
<04687>_,
<04687>_,
against thy judgments
<04941>_,
<04941>_,
(which if a man
<0120>
<0120>
the shoulder
<03802>_,
<03802>_,
their neck
<06203>_,
{withdrew...: Heb. they gave a withdrawing shoulder}<06203>_,
Yet many
<07227>
<07227>
years
<08141>
<08141>
against them by thy spirit
<07307>
<07307>
in
<03027>
<03027>
thy prophets
<05030>_:
<05030>_:
thou them into the hand
<03027>
<03027>
of the people
<05971>
<05971>
of the lands
<0776>_.
{forbear...: Heb. protract over them} {in thy...: Heb. in the hand of thy prophets}<0776>_.
Nevertheless for thy great
<07227>
<07227>
mercies
<07356>_'
<07356>_'
not utterly consume
<03617>
<03617>
them; for thou [art] a gracious
<02587>
<02587>
and merciful
<07349>
<07349>
God
<0410>_.
<0410>_.
Now therefore, our God
<0430>_,
<0430>_,
the great
<01419>_,
<01419>_,
the mighty
<01368>_,
<01368>_,
God
<0410>_,
<0410>_,
covenant
<01285>
<01285>
and mercy
<02617>_,
<02617>_,
let not all the trouble
<08513>
<08513>
before
<06440>
<06440>
upon us, on our kings
<04428>_,
<04428>_,
on our princes
<08269>_,
<08269>_,
and on our priests
<03548>_,
<03548>_,
and on our prophets
<05030>_,
<05030>_,
and on our fathers
<01>_,
<01>_,
and on all thy people
<05971>_,
<05971>_,
since the time
<03117>
<03117>
of the kings
<04428>
<04428>
of Assyria
<0804>
<0804>
unto this day
<03117>_.
{trouble: Heb. weariness} {that...: Heb. that hath found us}<03117>_.
Neither have our kings
<04428>_,
<04428>_,
our princes
<08269>_,
<08269>_,
our priests
<03548>_,
<03548>_,
nor our fathers
<01>_,
<01>_,
thy law
<08451>_,
<08451>_,
unto thy commandments
<04687>
<04687>
and thy testimonies
<05715>_,
against them.<05715>_,
thee in their kingdom
<04438>_,
<04438>_,
and in thy great
<07227>
<07227>
goodness
<02898>
<02898>
them, and in the large
<07342>
<07342>
and fat
<08082>
<08082>
land
<0776>
<0776>
before
<06440>
<06440>
they from their wicked
<07451>
<07451>
works
<04611>_.
<04611>_.
Behold, we [are] servants
<05650>
<05650>
this day
<03117>_,
<03117>_,
and [for] the land
<0776>
<0776>
unto our fathers
<01>
<01>
the fruit
<06529>
<06529>
thereof and the good
<02898>
<02898>
thereof, behold, we [are] servants
<05650>
in it:<05650>
increase
<08393>
<08393>
unto the kings
<04428>
<04428>
over us because of our sins
<02403>_:
<02403>_:
over our bodies
<01472>_,
<01472>_,
and over our cattle
<0929>_,
<0929>_,
at their pleasure
<07522>_,
<07522>_,
and we [are] in great
<01419>
<01419>
distress
<06869>_.
<06869>_.
a sure
<0548>
<0548>
[it]; and our princes
<08269>_,
<08269>_,
Levites
<03881>_,
<03881>_,
[and] priests
<03548>_,
[unto it]. {seal: Heb. are at the sealing, or, sealed}<03548>_,
[were], Nehemiah
<05166>_,
<05166>_,
the Tirshatha
<08660>_,
<08660>_,
the son
<01121>
<01121>
of Hachaliah
<02446>_,
<02446>_,
and Zidkijah
<06667>_,
{those...: Heb. at the sealings} {the Tirshatha: or, the governor}<06667>_,
And the Levites
<03881>_:
<03881>_:
both Jeshua
<03442>
<03442>
the son
<01121>
<01121>
of Azaniah
<0245>_,
<0245>_,
Binnui
<01131>
<01131>
of the sons
<01121>
<01121>
of Henadad
<02582>_,
<02582>_,
Kadmiel
<06934>_;
<06934>_;
And their brethren
<0251>_,
<0251>_,
Shebaniah
<07645>_,
<07645>_,
Hodijah
<01941>_,
<01941>_,
Kelita
<07042>_,
<07042>_,
Pelaiah
<06411>_,
<06411>_,
Hanan
<02605>_,
<02605>_,
The chief
<07218>
<07218>
of the people
<05971>_;
<05971>_;
Parosh
<06551>_,
<06551>_,
Pahathmoab
<06355>_,
<06355>_,
Elam
<05867>_,
<05867>_,
Zatthu
<02240>_,
<02240>_,
Bani
<01137>_,
<01137>_,
And the rest
<07605>
<07605>
of the people
<05971>_,
<05971>_,
the priests
<03548>_,
<03548>_,
the Levites
<03881>_,
<03881>_,
the porters
<07778>_,
<07778>_,
the Nethinims
<05411>_,
<05411>_,
themselves from the people
<05971>
<05971>
of the lands
<0776>
<0776>
unto the law
<08451>
<08451>
of God
<0430>_,
<0430>_,
their wives
<0802>_,
<0802>_,
their sons
<01121>_,
<01121>_,
and their daughters
<01323>_,
<01323>_,
to their brethren
<0251>_,
<0251>_,
their nobles
<0117>_,
<0117>_,
into a curse
<0423>_,
<0423>_,
and into an oath
<07621>_,
<07621>_,
in God's
<0430>
<0430>
law
<08451>_,
<08451>_,
by
<03027>
<03027>
Moses
<04872>
<04872>
the servant
<05650>
<05650>
of God
<0430>_,
<0430>_,
all the commandments
<04687>
<04687>
of the LORD
<03068>
<03068>
our Lord
<0113>_,
<0113>_,
and his judgments
<04941>
<04941>
and his statutes
<02706>_;
{by: Heb. by the hand of}<02706>_;
our daughters
<01323>
<01323>
unto the people
<05971>
<05971>
of the land
<0776>_,
<0776>_,
their daughters
<01323>
<01323>
for our sons
<01121>_:
<01121>_:
And [if] the people
<05971>
<05971>
of the land
<0776>
<0776>
ware
<04728>
<04728>
or any victuals
<07668>
<07668>
on the sabbath
<07676>
<07676>
day
<03117>
<03117>
it of them on the sabbath
<07676>_,
<07676>_,
or on the holy
<06944>
<06944>
day
<03117>_:
<03117>_:
the seventh
<07637>
<07637>
year
<08141>_,
<08141>_,
and the exaction
<04853>
<04853>
of every debt
<03027>_.
{every...: Heb. every hand}<03027>_.
ordinances
<04687>
<04687>
ourselves yearly
<08141>
<08141>
with the third part
<07992>
<07992>
of a shekel
<08255>
<08255>
for the service
<05656>
<05656>
of the house
<01004>
<01004>
of our God
<0430>_;
<0430>_;
and for the continual
<08548>
<08548>
meat offering
<04503>_,
<04503>_,
and for the continual
<08548>
<08548>
burnt offering
<05930>_,
<05930>_,
of the sabbaths
<07676>_,
<07676>_,
of the new moons
<02320>_,
<02320>_,
for the set feasts
<04150>_,
<04150>_,
and for the holy
<06944>
<06944>
[things], and for the sin offerings
<02403>
<02403>
for Israel
<03478>_,
<03478>_,
and [for] all the work
<04399>
<04399>
of the house
<01004>
<01004>
of our God
<0430>_.
<0430>_.
the lots
<01486>
<01486>
among the priests
<03548>_,
<03548>_,
the Levites
<03881>_,
<03881>_,
and the people
<05971>_,
<05971>_,
for the wood
<06086>
<06086>
offering
<07133>_,
<07133>_,
[it] into the house
<01004>
<01004>
of our God
<0430>_,
<0430>_,
after the houses
<01004>
<01004>
of our fathers
<01>_,
<01>_,
at times
<06256>
<06256>
year
<08141>
<08141>
by year
<08141>_,
<08141>_,
upon the altar
<04196>
<04196>
of the LORD
<03068>
<03068>
our God
<0430>_,
<0430>_,
in the law
<08451>_:
<08451>_:
the firstfruits
<01061>
<01061>
of our ground
<0127>_,
<0127>_,
and the firstfruits
<01061>
<01061>
of all fruit
<06529>
<06529>
of all trees
<06086>_,
<06086>_,
year
<08141>
<08141>
by year
<08141>_,
<08141>_,
unto the house
<01004>
<01004>
of the LORD
<03068>_:
<03068>_:
Also the firstborn
<01060>
<01060>
of our sons
<01121>_,
<01121>_,
and of our cattle
<0929>_,
<0929>_,
in the law
<08451>_,
<08451>_,
and the firstlings
<01062>
<01062>
of our herds
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<01241>
and of our flocks
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<06629>_,
to the house
<01004>
<01004>
of our God
<0430>_,
<0430>_,
unto the priests
<03548>
<03548>
in the house
<01004>
<01004>
of our God
<0430>_:
<0430>_:
the firstfruits
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<07225>
of our dough
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<06182>_,
and our offerings
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<08641>_,
and the fruit
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<06529>
of all manner of trees
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<06086>_,
of wine
<08492>
<08492>
and of oil
<03323>_,
<03323>_,
unto the priests
<03548>_,
<03548>_,
to the chambers
<03957>
<03957>
of the house
<01004>
<01004>
of our God
<0430>_;
<0430>_;
and the tithes
<04643>
<04643>
of our ground
<0127>
<0127>
unto the Levites
<03881>_,
<03881>_,
that the same Levites
<03881>
<03881>
in all the cities
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<05892>
of our tillage
<05656>_.
<05656>_.
And the priest
<03548>
<03548>
the son
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<01121>
of Aaron
<0175>
<0175>
shall be with the Levites
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<03881>_,
when the Levites
<03881>
<03881>
and the Levites
<03881>
<03881>
the tithe
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<04643>
of the tithes
<04643>
<04643>
unto the house
<01004>
<01004>
of our God
<0430>_,
<0430>_,
to the chambers
<03957>_,
<03957>_,
into the treasure
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<0214>
house
<01004>_.
<01004>_.
For the children
<01121>
<01121>
of Israel
<03478>
<03478>
and the children
<01121>
<01121>
of Levi
<03878>
<03878>
the offering
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<08641>
of the corn
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<01715>_,
of the new wine
<08492>_,
<08492>_,
and the oil
<03323>_,
<03323>_,
unto the chambers
<03957>_,
<03957>_,
where [are] the vessels
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<03627>
of the sanctuary
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<04720>_,
and the priests
<03548>
<03548>
and the porters
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<07778>_,
the house
<01004>
<01004>
of our God
<0430>_.
<0430>_.