Nehemiah

Nehemiah 10:32

³²We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel^c yearly for the service of the house of our God:

Footnotes

c 10:32 A third of a shekel is approximately 0.13 ounces or 3.8 grams, probably of silver.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We also place	וְהֶעֱמַ֤דְנוּ	wə·he·‘ĕ·maḏ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
ourselves	עָלֵ֛ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
under	עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
the obligation	מִצְוֺ֔ת	miṣ·wōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4687 commandment
to contribute	לָתֵ֥ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
a third	שְׁלִשִׁ֥ית	šə·li·šîṯ	Number - ordinal feminine singular construct	H7992 third
of a shekel	הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל	haš·še·qel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8255 shekel
yearly	בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה	baš·šā·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
for the service	לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת	la·‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5656 labour, service
of the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of our God	אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.