Nehemiah
Nehemiah 10:38
38A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A priest | הַכֹּהֵ֧ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| of Aaron’s | אַהֲרֹ֛ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| line | בֶּֽן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| is to accompany | וְהָיָ֨ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֖ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| when they | הַלְוִיִּ֑ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| collect the tenth | בַּעְשֵׂ֣ר | ba‘·śêr | Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H6237 take the tenth of, tithe |
| and the Levites | וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם | wə·hal·wî·yim | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| are to bring | יַעֲל֨וּ | ya·‘ă·lū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| a tenth | מַעֲשַׂ֤ר | ma·‘ă·śar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4643 tenth part, tithe |
| of these tithes | הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂר֙ | ham·ma·‘ă·śêr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4643 tenth part, tithe |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the storerooms | הַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹת | hal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H3957 room, chamber, hall, cell, lishka |
| of the treasury | לְבֵ֣ית | lə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| in the house | לְבֵ֥ית | lə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of our God | אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
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Nehemiah 13:12–13 · Numbers 18:26–28 · 2 Chronicles 31:11–12 · 1 Chronicles 9:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.