Nehemiah 13:10

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
perceived	וָאֵ֣דְעָ֔ה va.'E.de.'Ah	H3045	to know (properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular + paragogic he
portions	מְנָי֥וֹת me.na.Yot	H4521	an allotment (by courtesy · noun, common feminine plural construct
Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֖ם hal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
given	נִתָּ֑נָה ni.Ta.nah	H5414	to give · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֥ם hal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
singers	וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים ve.ham.sho.re.Rim	H7891	to sing · conjunction + definite article + verb, piel active participle, masculine plural absolute
did	עֹשֵׂ֥י 'o.Sei	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
work	הַמְּלָאכָֽה ha.me.la.Khah	H4399	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
fled	וַיִּבְרְח֧וּ vai.yiv.re.Chu	H1272	to bolt · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
one	אִישׁ 'ish-	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
field	לְשָׂדֵ֛הוּ le.sa.De.hu	H7704	a field (as flat) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Nehemiah 10:37 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…
Malachi 3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
Numbers 35:2 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give…
Deuteronomy 12:19 Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
Nehemiah 12:28-29 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Neto…
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 porti…
Malachi 1:6-14 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? s…
1 Timothy 5:17-18 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 13:10-14

Here is another grievance redressed by Nehemiah. I. The Levites had been wronged. This was the grievance: their portions had not been given them, Neh 13:10. Perhaps Tobiah, when he took possession of the store-chambers, seized the stores too, and, by the connivance of Eliashib, converted them to his own use. The complaint is not that they were not collected from the people, but that they were not given to the Levites, and the Levites were so modest as not to sue for them; for the Levites and singers fled every one to his field. This comes in as a reason either, (1.) Why their payments were withheld. The Levites were non-residents: when they should have been doing their work about the temple,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 13:10

NEHEMIAH REFORMS THE OFFICERS IN THE HOUSE OF GOD. (Neh 13:10-14) And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them--The people, disgusted with the malversations of Eliashib, or the lax and irregular performance of the sacred rites, withheld the tithes, so that the ministers of religion were compelled for their livelihood to withdraw to their patrimonial possessions in the country. The temple services had ceased; all religious duties had fallen into neglect. The money put into the sacred treasury had been squandered in the entertainment of an Ammonite heathen, an open and contemptuous enemy of God and His people. The return of the governor put an end to these disgrace…

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Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 13:10

The portions of the Levites had not been given - Hence we find they were obliged to abandon the sacred service, and betake themselves to cultivate the land for their support. This was the fault of the rulers, who permitted all these abuses.

John Gill on Nehemiah 13:10

And I perceived that the portion of the Levites had not been given them,.... The tithes, being removed to some other place, might be converted to another use; or the people, seeing what was done by Eliashib, neglected to bring them in, as judging they would not be properly disposed of; and besides, the Levites had deserted their station upon this: for the Levites and the singers that did the work were fled everyone to his field; to look after their country farms, or to get their living by agriculture, since there was no care taken of them at Jerusalem; see Nehemiah 12:28.

Dictionary and topics

Offerings · The Jews often: Slow in presenting — The Jews often: Slow in presenting
Tithe · The Jews slow in giving — The Jews slow in giving
Tithes · Withheld — Withheld

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 13:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 13:10-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 13:10

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 13:10

John Gill on Nehemiah 13:10

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Nehemiah 13:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 13:10-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 13:10

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 13:10

John Gill on Nehemiah 13:10

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 13:10-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 13:10-12

Rashi on Nehemiah 13:10