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Nehemiah 13:12
and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nehemiah addresses the community after rebuking officials for neglecting the temple and restoring the Levites and singers to their posts. The narrative records Judah's immediate response to his directive.
The words — The text specifies מַעְשַׂר (ma'asar), meaning the tithe or tenth, and אוֹצָרוֹת ('otzarot), meaning storerooms. These terms designate the exact agricultural yield required for temple operations.
The thread — The mandate to deposit tithes and firstfruits into temple storage runs through Nehemiah 10:37, Nehemiah 12:44, and Malachi 3:10. Each passage reinforces the structural requirement to fund the house of God.
Why it lands — The verse requires the community to resume systematic financial support for temple worship. It demands accountability in resource management as a direct response to institutional neglect.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
Cross-references
- Nehemiah 10:37 Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.
- Nehemiah 12:44 And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
- Malachi 3:10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.
- Leviticus 27:30 Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.
- Numbers 18:20 Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.
- Deuteronomy 14:22 You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.