and the firstbornוְ בְּכֹרוֹתof our sonsבָּנֵינוּand of our livestock,וּבְהֶמְתֵּינוּasכַּit is writtenכָּתוּבin the law,בַּתּוֹרָהand the firstbornוְ בְּכוֹרֵיof our herdsבְקָרֵינוּand of our flocks,וְצֹאנֵינוּto bring themלְהָבִיאto the houseלְבֵיתof our Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּto the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִיםwho ministerהַמְשָׁרְתִיםin the houseבְּבֵיתof our Elohim;אֱלֹהֵינוּ
Nehemiah 10:36
Study it in the app“and the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock, as it is written in the law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks, to bring them to the house of our Elohim, to the priests who minister in the house of our Elohim;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 10:36, word by word
- and the firstbornבְּכֹרוֹתbechorot
firstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “bechorot” appears- of our sonsבָּנֵיbane
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bane” appears- and of our livestockבְהֶמְתֵּיvehemte
livestock
A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.
Where else “vehemte” appears- it is writtenכָּתוּבkatuv
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “katuv” appears- in the lawתּוֹרָהtora
law
Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.
Where else “tora” appears- of our herdsבְקָרֵיvekare
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “vekare” appears- and of our flocksצֹאנֵיtsone
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tsone” appears- to bring themהָבִיאhavi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “havi” appears- to the houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appears- of our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- to the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- who ministerמְשָׁרְתִיםmeshartim
minister
To serve in worship before YHWH.
Where else “meshartim” appears
The context
35and to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of every tree, year after year, to the house of YHWH;
36 · This verse (above)
37and the first of our dough, and our contributions, and the fruit of every tree, new wine and oil, we will bring to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our Elohim; and the tithe of our ground to the Levites; and they, the Levites, are the ones who receive the tithe in all the cities of our labor.