Neh 10 | EngLXX | STEP | And over them that sealed were Neemias the Artasastha, son of Achalia, and Zedekias,

Nehemiah 10

1 And over them that sealed were Neemias the Artasastha, son of Achalia, and Zedekias, 2 the son of Araea, and Azaria, and Jeremia, 3 Phasur, Amaria, Melchia, 4 Attus, Sebani, Maluch, 5 Iram, Meramoth, Abdia, 6 Daniel, Gannathon, Baruch, 7 Mesulam, Abia, Miamin, 8 Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; thesewere priests. 9 And the Levites; Jesus the son of Azania, Banaiu of the sons of Enadad, Cadmiel 10 and his brethren, Sabania, Oduia, Calitan, Phelia, Anan, 11 Micha, Roob, Asebias, 12 Zacchor, Sarabia, Sebania, 13 Odum, the sons of Banuae. 14 The heads of the people; Phoros, Phaath Moab, Elam, Zathuia, 15 the sons of Bani, Asgad, Bebai, 16 Adania, Bagoi, Hedin 17 Ater, Ezekia, Azur, 18 Oduia, Esam, Besi, 19 Ariph, Anathoth, Nobai, 20 Megaphes, Mesullam, Ezir, 21 Mesozebel, Saduc, Jeddua, 22 Phaltia, Anan, Anaea, 23 Osee, Anania, Asub, 24 Aloes, Phalai, Sobec, 25 Reum, Essabana, Maasia, 26 and Aia, Aenan, Enam, 27 Maluch, Eram, Baana. 28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nathinim,and every one who drew off from the nations of the land to the law of God, their wives, their sons, theirdaughters, every one who had knowledge and understanding, 29 were urgent with their brethren, and bound them under a curse, and entered into a curse,and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given by the hand of Moses, the servant of God;to keep and to do all the commandments of the Lord, and his judgments, and his ordinances; 30 and that we will not,they said,give our daughters to the people of the land, nor will we take their daughters toour sons. 31 Andas for the people of the land who bring wares and allmanner of merchandise to sell on the sabbath-day, wewill not buy of them on the sabbath or on the holy day: and we will leave the seventh year,and the exaction of every debt. 32 And we will impose ordinances upon ourselves, to levy on ourselves the third part ofa didrachm yearly for the service of the house of our God; 33 the show bread, and the continual meat-offering, and for the continual whole burnt offering,of the sabbaths, of the new moon, for the feast, and for the holy things, and the sin-offerings, to makeatonement for Israel, and for the works of the house of our God. 34 And we cast lots for the office of wood-bearing,we the priests, and the Levites, and the people, to bringwood into the house of our God, according to the house of our families, at certain set times,year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law: 35 and to bring the first fruits of our land, and the first fruits of the fruit of everytree, year by year, into the house of the Lord: 36 the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstbornof our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, for the priests that minister in thehouse of our God. 37 And the first fruits of our corn, and the fruit of every tree, of wine, and of oil, willwe bring to the priests to the treasury of the house of God; and a tithe of our land to the Levites: forthe Levites themselves shall receive tithes in all the cities of the land we cultivate. 38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites in the tithe of the Levite:and the Levites shall bring up the tenth part oftheir tithe to the house of our God, into the treasuries of the house of God. 39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring into the treasuries thefirst fruits of the corn, and wine, and oil; and thereare the holy vessels, and the priests, and the ministers, and the porters, and the singers:and we will not forsake the house of our God.