Neh 12:44 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Neh 12:44-47: 12:44-47 On that day , the day of the dedication of the wall (12:44 ; 13:1 ), men were appointed to take care of the tithes and gifts given for the physical needs of the priests and Levites. Their duties were to collect the gifts of the people for the priests and Levites (10:32-39 ; see also Exod 30:11-16 ; 38:25-26 ), to perform the service of their God (probably sacrifices; see Lev 1–5 ), and to oversee the service of purification of those people who were unclean. They also purified pans, knives, and clothing used in Temple worship as described in Lev 11

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‏ Nehemiah 12:44

Summary for Neh 12:44-47: 12:44-47 ^a On that day, the day of the dedication of the wall (12:44 ^b; 13:1 ^c), men were appointed to take care of the tithes and gifts given for the physical needs of the priests and Levites. Their duties were to collect the gifts of the people for the priests and Levites (10:32-39 ^d; see also Exod 30:11-16 ^e; 38:25-26 ^f), to perform the service of their God (probably sacrifices; see Lev 1–5 ^g), and to oversee the service of purification of those people who were unclean. They also purified pans, knives, and clothing used in Temple worship as described in Lev 11–15 ^h (see also 1 Chr 23:28 ⁱ).