Nehemiah:10

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* And over them that sealed were Neemias the (note :)Or , governor (:note ) Artasastha , son of Achalia , and Zedekias , * the son of Araea , and Azaria , and Jeremia , * Phasur , Amaria , Melchia , * Attus , Sebani , Maluch , * Iram , Meramoth , Abdia , * Daniel , Gannathon , Baruch , * Mesulam , Abia , Miamin , * Maazia , Belgai , Samaia ; these were priests . * And the Levites ; Jesus the son of Azania , Banaiu of the sons of Enadad , Cadmiel * and his brethren , Sabania , Oduia , Calitan , Phelia , Anan , * Micha , Roob , Asebias , * Zacchor , Sarabia , Sebania , * Odum , (note :)See . Hebrews .(:note ) the sons of Banuae . * The heads of the people ; Phoros , Phaath Moab , Elam , Zathuia , * the sons of Bani , Asgad , Bebai , * Adania , Bagoi , Hedin * Ater , Ezekia , Azur , * Oduia , Esam , Besi , * Ariph , Anathoth , Nobai , * Megaphes , Mesullam , Ezir , * Mesozebel , Saduc , Jeddua , * Phaltia , Anan , Anaea , * Osee , Anania , Asub , * Aloes , Phalai , Sobec , * Reum , Essabana , Maasia , * and Aia , Ænan , Enam , * Maluch , Eram , Baana . * And the rest of the people , the priests , the Levites , the porters , the singers , the Nathinim , and every one who drew off from the nations of the land to the law of God , their wives , their sons , their daughters , every one who had knowledge and understanding , * were urgent with their brethren , and bound them under a curse , and entered into a curse , and into an oath , to walk in the law of God , which was given by the hand of Moses , the servant of God ; to keep and to do all the commandments of the Lord , and his judgements , and his ordinances ; * and that we will not , they said , give our daughters to the people of the land , nor will we take their daughters to our sons . * And as for the people of the land who bring wares and all manner of merchandise to sell on the sabbath-day , we will not buy of them on the sabbath or on the holy day : and we will leave the seventh year , and the exaction of every (note :)Gr . hand (:note ) debt . * And we will impose ordinances upon ourselves , to levy on ourselves the third part of a didrachm yearly for the service of the house of our God ; * the shewbread , and the continual meat-offering , and for the continual whole-burnt-offering , of the sabbaths , of the new moon , for the feast , and for the holy things , and the sin-offerings , to make atonement for Israel , and for the works of the house of our God . * And we cast lots for the office of wood-bearing , we the priests , and the Levites , and the people , to bring wood into the house of our God , according to the house of our families , at certain set times , year by year , to burn on the altar of the Lord our God , as it is written in the law : * and to bring the first-fruits of our land , and the first-fruits of the fruit of every tree , year by year , into the house of the Lord : * the first-born of our sons , and of our cattle , as it is written in the law , and the first-born of our (note :)Gr . oxen , bulls , etc .(:note ) herds and of our flocks , to bring to the house of our God , for the priests that minister in the house of our God . * 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 (note :)Gr . our service (:note ) all the cities of the land we cultivate . * And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites in the tithe of the Levite : and the Levites shall bring up the tenth part of their tithe to the house of our God , into the treasuries of the house of God . * For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring into the treasuries the first-fruits of the corn , and wine , and oil ; and there are the holy vessels , and the priests , and the ministers , and the porters , and the singers : and we will not forsake the house of our God .

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