Nehemiah 12:44 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

some. men. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14.

offerings. heave offerings.

into them. by them: i.e. these officers; not into the chambers, for "chambers" is fem, and "them" is masculine

of the law. So in Cod. Hillel; but some codices, with one early printed edition, read "portions for thanksgiving".

Nehemiah 12:44

44 And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the lawh for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.