and the firstוְ רֵאשִׁיתof our dough,עֲרִיסֹתֵינוּand our contributions,וּתְרוּמֹתֵינוּand the fruitוּפְרִיof everyכָלtree,עֵץnew wineתִּירוֹשׁand oil,וְיִצְהָרwe will bringנָבִיאto the priests,לַכֹּהֲנִיםtoאֶלthe chambersלִשְׁכוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof our Elohim;אֱלֹהֵינוּand the titheוּמַעְשַׂרof our groundאַדְמָתֵנוּto the Levites;לַלְוִיִּםand they,וְהֵםthe Levites,הַלְוִיִּםarethe ones who receive the titheהַמְעַשְּׂרִיםin allבְּכֹלthe citiesעָרֵיof our labor.עֲבֹדָתֵנוּ
Nehemiah 10:37
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.