Nehemiah 10:37

“and 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.”

Nehemiah 10:37 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 10:37, word by word

and the firstרֵאשִׁיתreshit

best

The best of something, what is set apart for its quality.

Where else “reshit” appears
of our doughעֲרִיסֹתֵיarisote

dough

Dough, coarse meal.

Where else “arisote” appears
and our contributionsתְרוּמֹתֵיterumote

contribution

Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.

Where else “terumote” appears
and the fruitפְרִיferi

fruit

What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.

Where else “feri” appears
treeעֵץets

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

Where else “ets” appears
new wineתִּירוֹשׁtirosh

new wine

New wine: the juice of freshly trodden grapes.

Where else “tirosh” appears
and oilיִצְהָרyitshar

fresh oil

Fresh olive oil.

Where else “yitshar” appears
we will bringנָבִיאnavi

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “navi” appears
to the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

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

Where else “kohanim” appears
the chambersלִשְׁכוֹתlishchot

room, hall

Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.

Where else “lishchot” appears
of the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “bet” appears
of our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

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

Where else “elohe” appears
and the titheמַעְשַׂרmasar

tithe

Tithe: a tenth of something.

Where else “masar” appears
of our groundאַדְמָתֵadmate

soil

Farmland, or dust.

Where else “admate” appears
to the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

Where else “leviyim” appears
the ones who receive the titheמְעַשְּׂרִיםmeasrim

tithe

Give a tenth, tithe; also take a tenth.

Where else “measrim” appears
the citiesעָרֵיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “are” appears
of our laborעֲבֹדָתֵavodate

labor

The task someone does with his hands, above all work in the field.

Where else “avodate” appears

The context

36and 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;

37 · This verse (above)

38And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithe; and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithe to the house of our Elohim, to the chambers, to the house of the treasury.

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