Nehemiah 10:38

“And 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.”

Nehemiah 10:38 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 10:38, word by word

And the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

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

Where else “kohen” appears
the sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

Where else “aharon” appears
shall beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

Where else “leviyim” appears
receive the titheעְשֵׂרeser

tithe

Give a tenth, tithe; also take a tenth.

Where else “eser” appears
shall bring upיַעֲלוּyaalu

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

Where else “yaalu” appears
the titheמַעֲשַׂרmaasar

tithe

Tithe: a tenth of something.

Where else “maasar” 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
the chambersלְּשָׁכוֹתleshachot

room, hall

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

Where else “leshachot” appears
of the treasuryאוֹצָרotsar

storehouse

The place where valuables are kept.

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The context

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.

38 · This verse (above)

39For to the chambers the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of the grain, the new wine, and the oil; and there are the utensils of the sanctuary, and the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. And we will not abandon the house of our Elohim.

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