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OET-LV [fn] and_DOM the_firstborn(s) sons_our and_cattle_our as_the_written in/on/at/with_law and_DOM the_firstborn(s) herds_our and_flocks_our to_bring to_house god_our to_the_priests the_ministering in_house_of god_our.
10:37 Note: KJB: Neh.10.36
UHB 38 וְאֶת־רֵאשִׁ֣ית עֲרִיסֹתֵ֣ינוּ וּ֠תְרוּמֹתֵינוּ וּפְרִ֨י כָל־עֵ֜ץ תִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְיִצְהָ֗ר נָבִ֤יא לַכֹּהֲנִים֙ אֶל־לִשְׁכ֣וֹת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ וּמַעְשַׂ֥ר אַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ לַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְהֵם֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם הַֽמְעַשְּׂרִ֔ים בְּכֹ֖ל עָרֵ֥י עֲבֹדָתֵֽנוּ׃ ‡
(38 vəʼet-rēʼshit ˊₐrīşotēynū ūtərūmotēynū ūfəriy kāl-ˊēʦ tīrōsh vəyiʦhār nāⱱiyʼ lakkohₐnīm ʼel-lishkōt bēyt-ʼₑlohēynū ūmaˊsar ʼadmātēnū laləviyyim vəhēm haləviyyim haməˊassərim bəkol ˊārēy ˊₐⱱodātēnū.)
Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX No BrLXX NEH book available
BrTr And the first-fruits of our corn, and the fruit of every tree, of wine, and of oil, will we bring to the priests to the treasury of the house of God; and a tithe of our land to the Levites: for the Levites themselves shall receive tithes in all the cities of the land we cultivate.
ULT And we will bring: the first of our dough and our offerings, and the fruit of every tree, wine, and oil, for the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and a tithe of our soil for the Levites. And they, the Levites, will be the ones receiving tithes in all the cities of our labor.
UST We will also bring supplies to the priests that they can store in the temple. These will include the first grain that we harvest, the first flour we make, the first fruit from all our trees, and the first wine and olive oil that we produce. We will also bring 10 percent of our harvest to the Levites. We will allow them to collect this 10 percent right in all the towns where we work.
BSB § Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.
OEB and that we should bring the first bread baked of our dough, our gifts, the fruit of every kind of tree, the new wine and the oil, to the priests, in the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levite; and that they, the Levites, should receive the tithes in all the cities of our agricultural districts.
WEBBE and that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, our wave offerings, the fruit of all kinds of trees, and the new wine and the oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all our farming villages.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET We will also bring the first of our coarse meal, of our contributions, of the fruit of every tree, of new wine, and of olive oil to the priests at the storerooms of the temple of our God, along with a tenth of the produce of our land to the Levites, for the Levites are the ones who collect the tithes in all the cities where we work.
LSV And the beginning of our dough, and our raised-offerings, and the fruit of every tree, of new wine, and of oil, we bring to the priests, into the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground to the Levites; and they—the Levites—have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage;
FBV We will bring to the storerooms of the Temple of our God, to the priests, the first part of our coarse-ground flour, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and olive oil. We will also bring a tithe of our produce to the Levites, for the Levites are the ones who collect the tithes in all the farming towns.
T4T “We will also take to the priests at the temple the flour made from the first grain that we harvest each year, and our other offerings of wine, olive oil, and fruit. We will also take to the descendants of Levi who help the priests the tithes/10% of the crops that we grow on our land, because they are the ones who collect the tithes in all the villages where we work/live.
LEB And we bring the best of our dough, our offerings, the fruit of every tree, new wine, and olive oil to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and to bring the tithe of our soil to the Levites, for the Levites receive the tithes in all of our rural towns.
BBE And that we would take the first of our rough meal, and our lifted offerings, and the fruit of every sort of tree, and wine and oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God; and the tenth of the produce of our land to the Levites; for they, the Levites, take a tenth in all the towns of our ploughed land.
Moff No Moff NEH book available
JPS (10-38) and that we should bring the first of our dough, and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, the wine and the oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our land unto the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
ASV and that we should bring the first-fruits of our dough, and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, the new wine and the oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
DRA And that we would bring the firstfruits of our meats, and of our libations, and the fruit of every tree, of the vintage also and of oil to the priests, to the storehouse of our God, and the tithes of our ground to the Levites. The Levites also shall receive the tithes of our works out of all the cities.
YLT And the beginning of our dough, and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of every tree, of new wine, and of oil, we bring in to the priests, unto the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground to the Levites; and they — the Levites — have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage;
Drby and that we should bring the first-fruits of our coarse meal and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, new wine and oil, to the priests, into the chambers of the house of our [fn]God, and the tithes of our ground to the Levites, that they, the Levites, should take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
10.37 Elohim
RV and that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our heave offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, the wine and the oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
Wbstr And that we should bring the first-fruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
KJB-1769 And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
(And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chamber/rooms of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. )
KJB-1611 And that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all maner of trees, of wine and of oile, vnto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithes of our ground vnto the Leuites, that the same Leuites might haue the tithes, in all the cities of our tillage.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps And that we shoulde bring the first fruites of our dough and our heaue offeringes, and the fruites of all maner of trees, of wine also and of oyle, vnto the priestes to the chestes of the house of our God, and the tythes of our lande vnto the Leuites, that the Leuites might haue the tythes in all the cities of our ministration.
(And that we should bring the first fruits of our dough and our heaven offerings, and the fruits of all manner of trees, of wine also and of oil, unto the priests to the chestes of the house of our God, and the tithes of our land unto the Levites, that the Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our ministration.)
Gnva And that we should bring the first fruite of our dough, and our offrings, and the fruite of euery tree, of wine and of oyle, vnto the Priests, to the chambers of the house of our God: and the tithes of our lande vnto the Leuites, that the Leuites might haue the tithes in all the cities of our trauaile.
(And that we should bring the first fruit of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of every tree, of wine and of oil, unto the Priests, to the chamber/rooms of the house of our God: and the tithes of our land unto the Levites, that the Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our trauaile. )
Cvdl and that we shulde brynge the firstlinges of oure dowe, and of oure Heueofferinges, and the frutes of all maner trees, of wyne also and of oyle, vnto the prestes to the chestes of the house of oure God. And the tithes of or lode vnto the Leuites, yt the Leuites might haue the tithes in all the cities of oure mynistracion.
(and that we should bring the firstlinges of our dowe, and of our Heueofferinges, and the frutes of all manner trees, of wine also and of oil, unto the priests to the chestes of the house of our God. And the tithes of or land unto the Levites, it the Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our mynistracion.)
Wycl and we schulen brynge the firste fruytis of oure metis, and of oure moiste sacrifices, and the applis of ech tre, and of vendage, and of oile, to `prestis, at the treserie of the Lord, and the tenthe part of oure lond to dekenes; thilke dekenes schulen take tithis of alle the citees of oure werkis.
(and we should bring the first fruits of our metis, and of our moiste sacrifices, and the applis of each tree, and of vendage, and of oil, to `priests, at the treserie of the Lord, and the tenth part of our land to deacons; that deacons should take tithes of all the cities of our works.)
Luth und die Erstlinge unserer Söhne und unsers Viehes, wie es im Gesetz geschrieben stehet, und die Erstlinge unserer Rinder und unserer Schafe; daß wir das alles zum Hause unsers Gottes bringen sollen den Priestern, die im Hause unsers Gottes dienen.
(and the Erstlinge unserer sons and unsers Viehes, like it in_the law written stands, and the Erstlinge unserer bovine and unserer Schafe; that we/us the all/everything for_the house unsers God’s bringen sollen the priest(s)n, the in_the house unsers God’s dienen.)
ClVg et primitias ciborum nostrorum, et libaminum nostrorum, et poma omnis ligni, vindemiæ quoque et olei, afferemus sacerdotibus ad gazophylacium Dei nostri, et decimam partem terræ nostræ Levitis. Ipsi Levitæ decimas accipient ex omnibus civitatibus operum nostrorum.
(and primitias ciborum of_ours, and libaminum of_ours, and poma everyone ligni, vindemiæ too and olei, afferemus sacerdotibus to gazophylacium of_God nostri, and decimam partem terræ nostræ Levitis. Ipsi Levitæ decimas accipient from to_all civitatibus operum of_ours. )
10:30-39 Although the community had committed itself broadly to all the instructions in the law of Moses, some specific issues were being addressed in this commitment. These issues related to maintaining the purity of the community and worship at the Temple.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
וְאֶת־רֵאשִׁ֣ית עֲרִיסֹתֵ֣ינוּ וּ֠תְרוּמֹתֵינוּ וּפְרִ֨י כָל־עֵ֜ץ תִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְיִצְהָ֗ר
and=DOM and=DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn sons,our and,cattle,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn herds,our and,flocks,our to=bring to,house God,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God,our )
The words the first of at the start of this list apply to every item on the list. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could repeat that idea throughout the list. Alternate translation: “the first of the flour that we make, a first portion of the food offerings we bring to the temple, the first fruit from each of our fruit trees, and the first of the wine and oil that we produce each year”
Note 2 topic: translate-unknown
עֲרִיסֹתֵ֣ינוּ
(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn sons,our and,cattle,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn herds,our and,flocks,our to=bring to,house God,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God,our )
Possible meanings are that this refers to: (1) dough made from coarse flour, (2) coarse flour, or (3) ground grain.
Note 3 topic: translate-unknown
אֶל־לִשְׁכ֣וֹת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ
(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn sons,our and,cattle,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn herds,our and,flocks,our to=bring to,house God,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God,our )
This phrase explains where the people are agreeing to deliver the items on the preceding list, which are special contributions for the priests. Alternate translation: “to the rooms where things are stored in the temple” or “to the storehouses in the temple”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ
(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn sons,our and,cattle,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn herds,our and,flocks,our to=bring to,house God,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God,our )
The covenant continues to speak of the temple as the “house of God,” as if it were the place where God lived, since God’s presence was in the temple. Alternate translation: “the temple”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וּמַעְשַׂ֥ר אַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ
(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn sons,our and,cattle,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn herds,our and,flocks,our to=bring to,house God,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God,our )
Here, the covenant speaks of the soil as a way of referring to the crops that grow in the soil. Alternate translation: “one tenth of the crops that grow in our fields”
Note 6 topic: translate-fraction
וּמַעְשַׂ֥ר
(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn sons,our and,cattle,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn herds,our and,flocks,our to=bring to,house God,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God,our )
This means a tenth (1/10) or one part out of ten equal parts.
וְהֵם֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם הַֽמְעַשְּׂרִ֔ים בְּכֹ֖ל עָרֵ֥י עֲבֹדָתֵֽנוּ
(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn sons,our and,cattle,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn herds,our and,flocks,our to=bring to,house God,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God,our )
This phrase explains where the people are agreeing to deliver this tithe of crops, which is a special contribution for the Levites. Alternate translation: “The Levites can collect this contribution of one tenth of our crops right in the cities where we live and work”
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
בְּכֹ֖ל עָרֵ֥י עֲבֹדָתֵֽנוּ
(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn sons,our and,cattle,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn herds,our and,flocks,our to=bring to,house God,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God,our )
The abstract noun labor refers to how the people would work the land in order to grow crops. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the idea behind it with a verb such as work. Alternate translation: “the cities where we live and work”