Nehemiah 10
- 1Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
- 2Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
- 3Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,
- 4Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
- 5Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
- 6Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
- 7Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
- 8Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
- 9And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel.
- 10And their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
- 11Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
- 12Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
- 13Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
- 14The chief of the people, Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
- 15Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
- 16Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
- 17Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,
- 18Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,
- 19Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
- 20Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
- 21Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,
- 22Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
- 23Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,
- 24Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,
- 25Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
- 26And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
- 27Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
- 28And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinims, and all those who had separated themselves from the people of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding.
- 29They clung to their brothers, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his decrees.
- 30And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons:
- 31And if the people of the land bring goods or any food on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
- 32Also we made rules for us, to charge ourselves yearly with a small silver coin for the service of the house of our God.
- 33For the holy bread, and for the continual grain offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
- 34And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law:
- 35And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, to the house of the Lord:
- 36Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God:
- 37And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of every kind of trees, of wine and of oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God. The tithes of our ground to the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our farming.
- 38And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms, into the treasure house.
- 39For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine, and the oil, to the rooms, where are the items of the sanctuary, and the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers, and the singers: and we will not abandon the house of our God.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Nehemiah 10 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
GIGAKJVAnd the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel.
KJVAnd their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
GIGAKJVAnd their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
KJVThe chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
GIGAKJVThe chief of the people, Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
KJVAnd the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;
GIGAKJVAnd the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinims, and all those who had separated themselves from the people of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding.
KJVThey clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
GIGAKJVThey clung to their brothers, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his decrees.
KJVAnd that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons:
GIGAKJVAnd that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons:
KJVAnd if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
GIGAKJVAnd if the people of the land bring goods or any food on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
KJVAlso we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;
GIGAKJVAlso we made rules for us, to charge ourselves yearly with a small silver coin for the service of the house of our God.
KJVFor the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
GIGAKJVFor the holy bread, and for the continual grain offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
KJVAnd we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law:
GIGAKJVAnd we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law:
KJVAnd to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the Lord:
GIGAKJVAnd to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, to the house of the Lord:
KJVAlso the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God:
GIGAKJVAlso the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God:
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of every kind of trees, of wine and of oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God. The tithes of our ground to the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our farming.
KJVAnd the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.
GIGAKJVAnd the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms, into the treasure house.
KJVFor the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
GIGAKJVFor the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine, and the oil, to the rooms, where are the items of the sanctuary, and the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers, and the singers: and we will not abandon the house of our God.
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