And the priest,וְ הַכֹּהֵןthe sonבֶּןof Aaron,אַהֲרֹןshall beהָיָהwithעִםthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּםwhen the Levitesהַלְוִיִּםreceive the tithe;בַּעְשֵׂרand the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּםshall bring upיַעֲלוּthe titheמַעֲשַׂרof the titheהַמַּעֲשֵׂרto the houseלְבֵיתof our Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּtoאֶלthe chambers,הַלְּשָׁכוֹתto the houseלְבֵיתof the treasury.הָאוֹצָר
Nehemiah 10:38
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “otsar” appears
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.