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Nehemiah 10:38

A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.
Nehemiah 10:38
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְהָיָ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֧ן בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֛ן עִם־הַלְוִיִּ֖ם בַּעְשֵׂ֣ר הַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם יַעֲל֨וּ אֶת־מַעֲשַׂ֤ר הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂר֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ אֶל־הַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹת לְבֵ֥ית הָאוֹצָֽר׃

  1. וְהָיָ֨הve.ha.Yah“and he will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. הַכֹּהֵ֧ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  3. בֶּֽן־ben-“[the] descendant of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  4. אַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.Ron“Aaron”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַהֲרֹן · “Aaron” · Strong's H0175
  5. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  6. הַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.Yim“the Levites”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3881
  7. בַּעְשֵׂ֣רba'.Ser“when collect [the] tithes”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from עָשַׂר · “to tithe” · Strong's H6237
  8. הַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.Yim“the Levites”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3881
  9. וְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.Yim“and the Levites”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3881
  10. יַעֲל֨וּya.'a.Lu“they will bring up”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָלָה · “establish” · Strong's H5927H
  11. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. מַעֲשַׂ֤רma.'a.Sar“[the] tenth of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַעֲשֵׂר · “tithe” · Strong's H4643
  13. הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂר֙ha.ma.'a.Ser“the tithe”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַעֲשֵׂר · “tithe” · Strong's H4643
  14. לְבֵ֣יתle.Veit“to [the] house of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
  15. אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nu“God our”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  16. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  17. הַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹתha.le.sha.Khot“the store-rooms”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from לִשְׁכָּה · “chamber” · Strong's H3957
  18. לְבֵ֥יתle.Veit“of [the] house of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  19. הָאוֹצָֽר׃ha.'o.Tzar“the treasury”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אוֹצָר · “treasure” · Strong's H0214
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)