Nehemiah 10:35

Translations

Modern

We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.

Traditional

And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the Lord:

Literal

…and to bring in the firstfruits of our land and the firstfruits of all the fruit of every tree year by year, to the house of YHWH,

Latin

…et ut afferremus primogenita terræ nostræ, et primitiva universi fructus omnis ligni, ab anno in annum, in domo Domini:

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English

We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.

Notes

Nehemiah 10:35–37

Community offerings provided food for the priests and Levites, who had no farmland and could not support themselves. These provisions included:

The first part of every harvest (see Exodus 23:19; 34:26; Numbers 18:12–13; Deuteronomy 26:1–11)
Redemption money of five shekels for the oldest sons and the firstborn of all herds and flocks (see Exodus 13:13; 34:20; Numbers 18:15–17)
A tenth of everything (see Numbers 18:21–24; Deuteronomy 14:22–29)

Nehemiah 10:30–39

The community had broadly committed to following the law of Moses. However, they focused on specific issues. These issues involved keeping the community pure and ensuring proper worship at the temple.

Nehemiah 9:38–10:39

The people, embracing the prayer, renewed their dedication to God and his word. They signed their names to show their commitment (Nehemiah 9:38–10:27) and took an oath to follow the covenant (10:28–39).

Nehemiah 7:73–10:39

This section, possibly from Ezra’s personal memoirs, explains how Ezra’s teaching of God’s law renewed the people's commitment to serve God and follow his instructions. Spiritual revival occurred alongside the civic work of Ezra and Nehemiah.

Theme notes and profiles

Nehemiah Dealing with Conflict God's Word at the Center

Related verses

Deuteronomy 26:2
…you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,
Exodus 23:19
Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
Numbers 18:12
I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits.
Exodus 34:26
Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”
Leviticus 19:23–26
When you enter the land and plant any kind of tree for food, you shall regard the fruit as forbidden. For three years it will be forbidden to you and must not be eaten.
2 Chronicles 31:3–10
The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of the LORD.
Malachi 3:8–12
Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.
Proverbs 3:9–10
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
Numbers 18:2
But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.

Glossary

Book of Nehemiah Malachi, Book of Nehemiah (Person) Singer

Topics

Decision: Israelites First Fruits: First Ripe of Fruits, Grain, Oil, Wine, and First of Fleece, Required As an offering Forsaking God: Resolve Against Liberality: Jews After the Captivity The First Fruits: Law of, Restored After the Captivity

Nehemiah 10:35

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