Nehemiah 13:10

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I know that the portions of the Levites have not been given, and they flee each to his field--the Levites and the singers, doing the work.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Nehemiah 13:10 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 35:2“Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities.
  2. Deuteronomy 12:19and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.
  3. 2 Chronicles 31:4Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD.
  4. Nehemiah 10:37Moreover, 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.
  5. Nehemiah 12:28The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,
  6. Nehemiah 12:29from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
  7. Nehemiah 12:47So 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.
  8. Isaiah 43:23You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense.
  9. Malachi 1:6“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’
  10. Malachi 3:8Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.
  11. 1 Timothy 5:17Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

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