Nehemiah 10:36

“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;”

Nehemiah 10:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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and of our livestockבְהֶמְתֵּיvehemte

livestock

A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.

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it is writtenכָּתוּבkatuv

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

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in the lawתּוֹרָהtora

law

Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.

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of our herdsבְקָרֵיvekare

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

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and of our flocksצֹאנֵיtsone

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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to bring themהָבִיאhavi

bring

To bring something or someone.

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to the houseבֵיתvet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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of our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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to the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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who ministerמְשָׁרְתִיםmeshartim

minister

To serve in worship before YHWH.

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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.

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