Focused Passage

Nehemiah 12:44-47

The Priests and Levites Are Remembered, the Wall Is Dedicated, and Worship Support Is Restored

The chapter remembers priestly and Levitical continuity, gathers and purifies worship servants, dedicates the wall with two great thanksgiving choirs, rejoices with sacrifices, and appoints support systems for singers, gatekeepers, priests, and Levites.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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.

45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.

46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.

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Verse 44

Cross-references

Malachi 3:10 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 13:4 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 18:8 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 10:37 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 13:12 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:13-14 OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 9:7 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 13:16 OliveGrove study links

Original words

And on that same הַה֨וּא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular day בַיּוֹם֩ H3117 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular men אֲנָשִׁ֜ים H582 Noun - masculine plural were appointed וַיִּפָּקְד֣וּ H6485 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural over עַל־ H5921 Preposition the rooms הַנְּשָׁכ֗וֹת H5393 Article | Noun - feminine plural that housed the supplies לָא֨וֹצָר֥וֹת H214 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural contributions לַתְּרוּמוֹת֮ H8641 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural firstfruits לָרֵאשִׁ֣ית H7225 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular and tithes וְלַמַּֽעַשְׂרוֹת֒ H4643 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural The portions [specified] by מְנָא֣וֹת H4521 Noun - feminine plural construct the Law הַתּוֹרָ֔ה H8451 Article | Noun - feminine singular for the priests לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים H3548 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural and Levites וְלַלְוִיִּ֑ם H3881 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural were gathered לִכְנ֨וֹס H3664 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct into [these storerooms] בָּהֶ֜ם Preposition | third person masculine plural from the fields לִשְׂדֵ֤י H7704 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct of the villages הֶעָרִים֙ H5892 Article | Noun - feminine plural because כִּ֚י H3588 Conjunction Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular rejoiced שִׂמְחַ֣ת H8057 Noun - feminine singular construct over עַל־ H5921 Preposition the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and Levites הַלְוִיִּ֖ם H3881 Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural who were serving הָעֹמְדִֽים׃ H5975 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural

Verse 45

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 25:1 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:13-14 OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 9:7 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 13:16 OliveGrove study links

Original words

They performed וַֽיִּשְׁמְר֞וּ H8104 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural the service מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת H4931 Noun - feminine singular construct of their God אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural and the service וּמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת H4931 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct of purification הַֽטָּהֳרָ֔ה H2893 Article | Noun - feminine singular along with the singers וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים H7891 Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural and gatekeepers וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים H7778 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural as David דָּוִ֖יד H1732 Noun - proper - masculine singular and his son בְנֽוֹ׃ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה H8010 Noun - proper - masculine singular had prescribed כְּמִצְוַ֥ת H4687 Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct

Verse 46

Cross-references

Colossians 3:16 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 6:39 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 29:30 Classic cross-references Revelation 7:12 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:13-14 OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 9:7 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 13:16 OliveGrove study links

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction long ago מִקֶּ֑דֶם H6924 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular in the days בִימֵ֥י H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct of David דָוִ֛יד H1732 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Asaph וְאָסָ֖ף H623 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular there were directors רֹאשׁ H7218 Noun - masculine plural construct for the singers הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים H7891 Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural and for the songs וְשִׁיר־ H7892 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular of praise תְּהִלָּ֥ה H8416 Noun - feminine singular and thanksgiving וְהֹד֖וֹת H3034 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct to God לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃ H430 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 47

Cross-references

Malachi 3:10 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 25:30 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 18:8 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 13:10 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:13-14 OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 9:7 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 13:16 OliveGrove study links

Original words

So in the days בִּימֵ֨י H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct of Zerubbabel זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל H2216 Noun - proper - masculine singular and וּבִימֵ֣י H3117 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Nehemiah נְחֶמְיָ֗ה H5166 Noun - proper - masculine singular all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular contributed נֹֽתְנִ֛ים H5414 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural the daily portions מְנָי֛וֹת H4521 Noun - feminine plural construct for the singers הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֥ים H7891 Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural and gatekeepers וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֖ים H7778 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural They also set aside וּמַקְדִּשִׁים֙ H6942 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural daily י֣וֹם H3117 Noun - masculine singular . . . בְּיוֹמ֑וֹ H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular portions דְּבַר־ H1697 Noun - masculine singular construct for the Levites לַלְוִיִּ֔ם H3881 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural and the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם H3881 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural set aside מַקְדִּשִׁ֖ים H6942 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural daily portions for the descendants לִבְנֵ֥י H1121 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct of Aaron אַהֲרֹֽן׃פ H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular

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