Nehemiah 12:47 “So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the…”

Nehemiah 12:47

So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.

World English Bible

All Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the portions of the singers and the gatekeepers, as every day required; and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.

American Standard Version

And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, as every day required: and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.

Geneva Bible 1599

And in the dayes of Zerubbabel, and in the dayes of Nehemiah did al Israel giue portions vnto the singers and porters, euerie day his portion, and they gaue the holy things vnto the Leuites, and the Leuites gaue the holy things vnto the sonnes of Aaron.

Darby Translation

And all Israel, in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the doorkeepers, every day what was needed, and they consecrated things for the Levites; and the Levites consecrated for the children of Aaron.

Young's Literal Translation

And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, are giving the portions of the singers, and of the gatekeepers, the matter of a day in its day, and are sanctifying to the Levites, and the Levites are sanctifying to the sons of Aaron.

Bible in Basic English

And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave what was needed by the music-makers and the door-keepers day by day: and they made the offerings holy for the Levites; and the Levites did the same for the sons of Aaron.

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Cross references

“Zerubbabel”

Nehemiah 12:1 Nehemiah 12:12 Nehemiah 12:26

Nehemiah 12:1 · BSB

Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

Nehemiah 12:12 · BSB

In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

Nehemiah 12:26 · BSB

They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.

“gave”

Nehemiah 10:35–39 Nehemiah 13:10–12 Malachi 3:8–10 Galatians 6:6 2 Chronicles 31:5 2 Chronicles 31:6

Nehemiah 10:35–39 · BSB

We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.

Nehemiah 13:10–12 · BSB

I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.

Malachi 3:8–10 · BSB

Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.

Galatians 6:6 · BSB

Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.

2 Chronicles 31:5 · BSB

As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.

2 Chronicles 31:6 · BSB

And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.

“and they”

Numbers 18:21–29

Numbers 18:21–29 · BSB

Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.

Also

Nehemiah 11:23

Nehemiah 11:23 · BSB

For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

46For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

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