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They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law. <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/10.htm">King James Bible</a> And 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: <a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/10.htm">New King James Version</a> We cast lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for bringing the wood offering into the house of our God, according to our fathers’ houses, at the appointed times year by year, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God as it is written in the Law. <a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Likewise we cast lots for the supply of wood among the priests, the Levites, and the people so that they could bring it to the house of our God, according to our fathers’ households, at set times annually, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law; <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> Likewise we cast lots for the supply of wood among the priests, the Levites and the people so that they might bring it to the house of our God, according to our fathers&#8217 households, at fixed times annually, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law; <a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Likewise we cast lots for the supply of wood among the priests, the Levites, and the people in order that they might bring it to the house of our God, according to our fathers’ households, at fixed times annually, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God as it is written in the law; <a href="/lsb/nehemiah/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Likewise we cast lots for the supply of wood among the priests, the Levites, and the people, in order to bring it to the house of our God, according to our fathers’ households, at fixed times annually, to burn on the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law; <a href="/amp/nehemiah/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> We have also cast lots—the priests, the Levites, and the people—for [contributing] the supply of wood, to bring it to the house of our God, according to our fathers’ households, at set times annually, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law; <a href="/csb/nehemiah/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our ancestral families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring the wood to our God’s house to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law. <a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our ancestral houses at the appointed times each year. They are to bring the wood to our God&#8217s house to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law. <a href="/asv/nehemiah/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> And we cast lots, the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood-offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn upon the altar of Jehovah our God, as it is written in the law; <a href="/cev/nehemiah/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> We have decided that the families of priests, Levites, and ordinary people will supply firewood for the temple each year, so that sacrifices can be offered on the altar, just as the LORD our God has commanded. <a href="/erv/nehemiah/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> And we cast lots, the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law: <a href="/gwt/nehemiah/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> We priests, Levites, and laypeople have drawn lots to decide the order in which the heads of our families should bring wood to our God's temple to burn on the altar of the LORD our God at appointed times every year according to the directions in the Teachings. <a href="/gnt/nehemiah/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> We, the people, priests, and Levites, will draw lots each year to determine which clans are to provide wood to burn the sacrifices offered to the LORD our God, according to the requirements of the Law. <a href="/isv/nehemiah/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> We—the priests, the descendants of Levi, and the people—cast lots to determine when to bring the wood offering into the Temple of our God, just as our ancestors' families were appointed annually to maintain the altar fire of the LORD our God, as recorded in the Law. <a href="/msb/nehemiah/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law. <a href="/net/nehemiah/10.htm">NET Bible</a> "We--the priests, the Levites, and the people--have cast lots concerning the wood offerings, to bring them to the temple of our God according to our families at the designated times year by year to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as is written in the law. <a href="/nheb/nehemiah/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> We cast lots, the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law; <a href="/wbt/nehemiah/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And 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: <a href="/web/nehemiah/10.htm">World English Bible</a> We, the priests, the Levites, and the people, cast lots for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers’ houses, at times appointed year by year, to burn on Yahweh our God’s altar, as it is written in the law; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And we have caused the lots to fall for the offering of wood, [among] the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring into the house of our God, by the house of our fathers, at times appointed, year by year, to burn on the altar of our God YHWH, as it is written in the Law, <a href="/ylt/nehemiah/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the lots we have caused to fall for the offering of wood, among the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring in to the house of our God, by the house of our fathers, at times appointed, year by year, to burn on the altar of Jehovah our God, as it is written in the law, <a href="/slt/nehemiah/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And we cast the lots for the oblation of the woods, of the priests, the Levites and the people, to bring to the house of our God, for the house of our fathers at the times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of Jehovah our God, as written in the law:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/nehemiah/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And we cast lots among the priests, and the Levites, and the people for the offering of wood, that it might be brought into the house of our God by the houses of our fathers at set times, from year to year: to burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law of Moses : <a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then we cast lots concerning the oblation of the wood among the priests, and the Levites, and the people, so that it would be carried into the house of our God, by the households of our fathers, at set times, from the times of one year to another, so that they might burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, just as it was written in the law of Moses, <a href="/nabre/nehemiah/10.htm">New American Bible</a> We, priests, Levites, and people, have determined by lot concerning the procurement of wood: it is to be brought to the house of our God by each of our ancestral houses at stated times each year, to be burnt on the altar of the LORD, our God, as the law prescribes. <a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> We have also cast lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, by ancestral houses, at appointed times, year by year, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they cast lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of the LORD our God, as it is written in the book of law; <a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the Priests and the Levites and the people cast lots for offerings of wood to bring to the house of LORD JEHOVAH our God, as it is written in the book of the Law<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/nehemiah/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And we cast lots, the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood-offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law; <a href="/sep/nehemiah/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And we cast lots for the office of wood-bearing, we the priests, and the Levites, and the people, to bring wood into the house of our God, according to the house of our families, at certain set times, year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law: <a href="/parallel/nehemiah/10-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=2981" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/10.htm">The Vows of the Covenant</a> …33for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God. 34<a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: hip·pal·nū (V-Hifil-Perf-1cp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">We have cast</a> <a href="/hebrew/1486.htm" title="1486: wə·hag·gō·w·rā·lō·wṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Or goral; from an unused root meaning to be rough; properly, a pebble, i.e. A lot; figuratively, a portion or destiny.">lots</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hă·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">among the priests,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·wî·yim (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">Levites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·hā·‘ām (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and people</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7133.htm" title="7133: qur·ban (N-msc) -- Or qurban; from qarab; something brought near the altar, i.e. A sacrificial present.">the donation</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: hā·‘ê·ṣîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">of wood</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">by our families</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2163.htm" title="2163: mə·zum·mā·nîm (V-Pual-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be fixed, appointed. A primitive root; to fix.">at the appointed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: lə·‘it·tîm (Prep-l:: N-cp) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">times</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">each year.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: ḇə·šā·nāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lə·hā·ḇî (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">They are to bring it</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">to the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of our God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: lə·ḇa·‘êr (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">to burn</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·baḥ (N-msc) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: kak·kā·ṯūḇ (Prep-k, Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">as it is written</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: bat·tō·w·rāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">in the Law.</a> 35We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/30-7.htm">Exodus 30:7-8</a> And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps. / When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come. <a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Leviticus 6:12-13</a> The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it. / The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished. <a href="/2_chronicles/2-4.htm">2 Chronicles 2:4</a> Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever. <a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">2 Chronicles 13:11</a> Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-11.htm">2 Chronicles 29:11</a> Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.” <a href="/2_chronicles/31-3.htm">2 Chronicles 31:3</a> The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of the LORD. <a href="/ezra/3-3.htm">Ezra 3:3-5</a> They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land. / They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day. / After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings and those for New Moons and for all the appointed sacred feasts of the LORD, as well as all the freewill offerings brought to the LORD. <a href="/numbers/28-2.htm">Numbers 28:2-4</a> “Command the Israelites and say to them: See that you present to Me at its appointed time the food for My food offerings, as a pleasing aroma to Me. / And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight, <a href="/numbers/28-6.htm">Numbers 28:6</a> This is a regular burnt offering established at Mount Sinai as a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. <a href="/numbers/28-13.htm">Numbers 28:13-15</a> and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each lamb. This is a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. / Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine with each bull, a third of a hin with the ram, and a quarter hin with each lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering to be made at each new moon throughout the year. / In addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering, one male goat is to be presented to the LORD as a sin offering. <a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-7</a> Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. / There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you. <a href="/1_chronicles/23-30.htm">1 Chronicles 23:30-31</a> They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening. / Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them. <a href="/1_chronicles/28-13.htm">1 Chronicles 28:13</a> for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD: <a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a> May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering. <a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a> I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And 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:cast.<a href="/1_chronicles/24-5.htm">1 Chronicles 24:5,7</a> Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar… <a href="/1_chronicles/25-8.htm">1 Chronicles 25:8,9</a> And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar… <a href="/proverbs/18-18.htm">Proverbs 18:18</a> The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.the wood offering.<a href="/nehemiah/10-17.htm">Nehemiah 10:17</a> Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,<a href="/nehemiah/13-31.htm">Nehemiah 13:31</a> And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.<a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Leviticus 6:12</a> And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.<a href="/joshua/9-27.htm">Joshua 9:27</a> And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.at times.<a href="/hebrews/10-3.htm">Hebrews 10:3-7</a> But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year… as it is written.<a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Leviticus 6:12,13</a> And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-36.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm">House</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-13.htm">Lots</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-28.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-28.htm">Times</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-4.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-31.htm">Wood-Offering</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-15.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/26-6.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-31.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/job/30-30.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-1.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-13.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-35.htm">House</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-13.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-1.htm">Lots</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-39.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-36.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-46.htm">Times</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-31.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-31.htm">Wood-Offering</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-36.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 10</div>1. <a href="/nehemiah/10-1.htm">The names of those who sealed the covenant.</a> 29. <a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">The points of the covenant.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/nehemiah/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people Casting lots was a common biblical practice used to make decisions or determine God's will (<a href="/proverbs/16-33.htm">Proverbs 16:33</a>). In this context, it was a method to ensure fairness and divine guidance in assigning responsibilities. The involvement of priests, Levites, and people highlights the communal nature of the task, emphasizing unity and shared responsibility in worship practices. This practice can be seen in other parts of Scripture, such as the division of the land among the tribes of Israel (<a href="/joshua/18-10.htm">Joshua 18:10</a>).for the donation of wood by our families The donation of wood was essential for maintaining the altar's fire, as prescribed in Levitical law (<a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Leviticus 6:12-13</a>). Each family’s contribution ensured a continuous supply, reflecting the communal effort in sustaining worship. This practice underscores the importance of each family’s role in supporting temple services, symbolizing the collective dedication to God’s commandments.at the appointed times each year The phrase indicates a structured and recurring obligation, suggesting a well-organized system for temple maintenance. This regularity ensured that the temple's needs were met consistently, reflecting the Israelites' commitment to their covenant with God. The concept of appointed times is also seen in the observance of feasts and Sabbaths (Leviticus 23), which were integral to Israelite worship.They are to bring it to the house of our God The "house of our God" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites. Bringing offerings to the temple was a significant act of devotion and obedience. The temple served as the dwelling place of God's presence among His people, making it a focal point for religious life and community identity.to burn on the altar of the LORD our God The altar was a sacred place where sacrifices and offerings were made to God. Burning wood on the altar was necessary for the burnt offerings, which symbolized atonement and dedication to God (<a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Leviticus 1:9</a>). This act of burning offerings was a tangible expression of worship and reverence, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the sacrificial system (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>).as it is written in the Law This phrase underscores the importance of adhering to the Mosaic Law, which governed religious and social life in Israel. The Law provided detailed instructions for worship and offerings, ensuring that the Israelites maintained a proper relationship with God. This adherence to the Law reflects a commitment to God's covenant and foreshadows the fulfillment of the Law through Christ (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a> A Jewish leader who played a crucial role in rebuilding Jerusalem's walls and reforming the community after the Babylonian exile. 2. <a href="/topical/p/priests_and_levites.htm">Priests and Levites</a> Religious leaders responsible for temple duties, including sacrifices and maintaining the spiritual life of Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a> The broader community of Israelites who participated in the covenant renewal and temple service. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_god.htm">The House of God</a> Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship and sacrifice for the Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/c/casting_lots.htm">Casting Lots</a> A method used to make decisions or distribute responsibilities, believed to reflect God's will.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_worship.htm">Commitment to Worship</a> The Israelites' dedication to providing wood for the altar demonstrates their commitment to maintaining worship practices. We should prioritize our resources and time to support our places of worship. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The shared responsibility among priests, Levites, and the people illustrates the importance of community involvement in spiritual practices. Each member of the church has a role in supporting and sustaining its mission. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_law.htm">Obedience to God's Law</a> The reference to the Law underscores the importance of aligning our actions with God's commandments. We should strive to understand and follow biblical teachings in our daily lives. <a href="/topical/d/divine_guidance_in_decision-making.htm">Divine Guidance in Decision-Making</a> The use of casting lots reflects trust in God's sovereignty over decisions. We should seek God's guidance in our choices, trusting that He directs our paths. <a href="/topical/r/regular_spiritual_practices.htm">Regular Spiritual Practices</a> The appointed times for bringing wood highlight the need for regularity in our spiritual disciplines. Establishing consistent habits of prayer, study, and worship strengthens our faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 10</a> <a href="/q/purpose_of_altar_of_incense.htm">What is the purpose of the Altar of Incense?</a> <a href="/q/non-biblical_sources_on_neh._10_32-39.htm">Are there non-biblical historical or archaeological sources that verify or challenge the covenant details in Nehemiah 10:32–39? </a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_zechariah_10_2's_claims.htm">Zechariah 10:2: Is there any archaeological evidence to support or refute the condemnation of idol worship and divination here?</a> <a href="/q/why_separate_if_some_converted.htm">Ezra 10:44 - How can a just God require separating from wives and children if some may have converted to the faith?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nehemiah/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34) As it is written in the law.--<a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm" title="And the fire on the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.">Leviticus 6:12</a> prescribes that the fire on the altar should be kept burning by wood. But here we have the origin of the "feast of the wood-offering"--a special day, subsequently substituted for the "times appointed year by year." The lot determined the order in which the various classes should supply the wood.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 34. - We cast the lots for the wood offering. The "wood offering" is now first heard cf. Fuel had probably been more plentiful in the times of the monarchy than it had now become, and the temple treasury had been rich enough to provide what was needed in order to keep the altar fire perpetually burning (<a href="/leviticus/6-13.htm">Leviticus 6:13</a>). But times had changed. The hill-country of Judaea had gradually been stripped of its forests. The temple was, comparatively speaking, poor, and some permanent arrangement for the supply of the required fuel had become necessary. It would seem, from the present passage, that the arrangement actually made was one by which different families or districts undertook the duty of furnishing the wood in turn, and lots were cast to determine the order in which they should discharge the office. According to Josephus ('Bell. Jud.,' it. 17, § 6), the wood needed for a year was brought in on a particular day - the fourteenth day of the fifth month - which was kept as a festival, and known as the "Xylophoria." At times appointed year by year. It may be gathered from this that, originally, no single day was selected for bringing in all the wood; much less one and the same day appointed for every year. The original system was variable and elastic; but in course of time a rigid uniformity was introduced and established. As it is written in the law. See <a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Leviticus 6:12</a>. <a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/10-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>We have cast הִפַּ֜לְנוּ (hip·pal·nū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie lots וְהַגּוֹרָל֨וֹת (wə·hag·gō·w·rā·lō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1486.htm">Strong's 1486: </a> Lot -- a lot (for casting) among the priests, הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest Levites, הַלְוִיִּם֮ (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> Levites -- descendant of Levi and people וְהָעָם֒ (wə·hā·‘ām) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock for עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the donation קֻרְבַּ֣ן (qur·ban) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7133.htm">Strong's 7133: </a> Something brought near the altar, a sacrificial present of wood הָעֵצִ֗ים (hā·‘ê·ṣîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood by our families אֲבֹתֵ֛ינוּ (’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father at the appointed מְזֻמָּנִ֖ים (mə·zum·mā·nîm) Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2163.htm">Strong's 2163: </a> To be fixed, appointed times לְעִתִּ֥ים (lə·‘it·tîm) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> Time, now, when each year. שָׁנָ֣ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year They are to bring it לְ֠הָבִיא (lə·hā·ḇî) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to the house לְבֵית־ (lə·ḇêṯ-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of our God אֱלֹהֵ֧ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative to burn לְבַעֵ֗ר (lə·ḇa·‘êr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> To kindle, consume, to be, brutish on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the altar מִזְבַּח֙ (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel our God, אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative as it is written כַּכָּת֖וּב (kak·kā·ṯūḇ) Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> To grave, to write in the Law. בַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ (bat·tō·w·rāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> Direction, instruction, law <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/10-34.htm">Nehemiah 10:34 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/nehemiah/10-34.htm">Nehemiah 10:34 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/nehemiah/10-34.htm">Nehemiah 10:34 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/10-34.htm">Nehemiah 10:34 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/10-34.htm">Nehemiah 10:34 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/10-34.htm">Nehemiah 10:34 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/10-34.htm">Nehemiah 10:34 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/10-34.htm">Nehemiah 10:34 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/10-34.htm">Nehemiah 10:34 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/nehemiah/10-34.htm">Nehemiah 10:34 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-34.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 10:34 We cast lots the priests the Levites (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 10:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 10:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/10-35.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 10:35"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 10:35" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>