Nehemiah 12:47

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
days	בִּימֵ֨י bi.Mei	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Zerubbabel	זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל ze.ru.ba.Vel	H2216	Zerubbabel · proper noun, a man's name
days	וּבִימֵ֣י u.vi.Mei	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Nehemiah	נְחֶמְיָ֗ה ne.chem.Yah	H5166	Nechemjah · proper noun, a man's name
gave	נֹֽתְנִ֛ים no.te.Nim	H5414	to give · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
portions	מְנָי֛וֹת me.na.Yot	H4521	an allotment (by courtesy · noun, common feminine plural construct
singers	הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֥ים ham.sho.re.Rim	H7891	to sing · definite article + verb, piel active participle, masculine plural absolute
porters	וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֖ים ve.ha.sho.'a.Rim	H7778	a janitor · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
day	י֣וֹם Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
portion	דְּבַר de.var-	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular construct
sanctified	וּמַקְדִּשִׁים֙ u.mak.di.Shim	H6942	to be (causatively · conjunction + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute
Levites	לַלְוִיִּ֔ם lal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · preposition with the article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
Levites	וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם ve.hal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · conjunction + definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
sanctified	מַקְדִּשִׁ֖ים mak.di.Shim	H6942	to be (causatively · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute
children	לִבְנֵ֥י liv.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Aaron	אַהֲרֹֽן 'a.ha.Ron	H175	Aharon · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Numbers 18:21-29 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the serv…
2 Chronicles 31:5-6 And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, a…
Nehemiah 10:35-39 And 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:
Nehemiah 11:23 For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.
Nehemiah 12:1 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Nehemiah 12:12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
Nehemiah 12:26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, t…
Nehemiah 13:10-12 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 ever…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 12:44–end

We have here an account of the remaining good effects of the universal joy that was at the dedication of the wall. When the solemnities of a thanksgiving day leave such impressions on ministers and people as that both are more careful and cheerful in doing their duty afterwards, then they are indeed acceptable to God and turn to a good account. So it was here. 1. The ministers were more careful than they had been of their work; the respect the people paid them upon this occasion encouraged them to diligence and watchfulness, Neh 12:45. The singers kept the ward of their God, attending in due time to the duty of their office; the porters, too, kept the ward of the purification, that is, they…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 12:47

all Israel . . . sanctified holy things unto the Levites,--&c. The people, selecting the tithes and first-fruits, devoted them to the use of the Levites, to whom they belonged by appointment of the law. The Levites acted in the same way with the tithes due from them to the priests. Thus all classes of the people displayed a conscientious fidelity in paying the dues to the temple and the servants of God who were appointed to minister in it. Next: Nehemiah Chapter 13

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 12:47

All Israel - gave the portions of the singers - The singers and the porters were supported by the people at large; and each of these had their portions served out to them daily. And they sanctified - unto the Levites - The things which were provided for sacred uses were delivered by the people to the Levites, and the Levites presented them to the priests. The children of Aaron - This may refer principally to the tithes which the people brought to the Levites; the tithe or tenth of which the Levites gave to the priests. The presenting these tithes is termed sanctifying them; that is, dedicating them to those sacred or ecclesiastical uses for which they were designed: this is a very general me…

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John Gill

The Church Fathers

And they sanctified the Levites, etc. The people sanctified the Levites by giving them tithes, as if to the holy ones of God; and the Levites themselves sanctified the priests by offering them a tenth part, as if giving from their own tithes to those higher than themselves.
— Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

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Dictionary and topics

Ezra — Help. (1.) A priest among those that returned to Jerusalem under Zerubabel (Neh. 12:1). (2.) The “scribe” who led the second body of exiles that returned from Babylon to Jerusalem B.C. 459, and…
Nehemiah — Comforted by Jehovah. (1.) Ezra 2:2; Neh. 7:7. (2.) Neh. 3:16. (3.) The son of Hachaliah (Neh. 1:1), and probably of the tribe of Judah. His family must have belonged to Jerusalem (Neh. 2:3). He was…
Zerubbabel — The seed of Babylon, the son of Salathiel or Shealtiel (Hag. 1:1; Zorobabel, Matt. 1:12); called also the son of Pedaiah (1 Chr. 3:17-19), i.e., according to a frequent usage of the word “son;” the…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Nehemiah 12:47

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 12:44–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 12:47

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 12:47

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Nehemiah 12:47

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 12:44–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 12:47

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 12:47

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 12:45–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 12:47

Rashi on Nehemiah 12:47