Nehemiah 10:32
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
חֻקָּה
chuqqâh
{an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}
מִשְׁמֶרֶת
mishmereth
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (ab...
שְׁלִישִׁי
shᵉlîyshîy
third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
שֶׁקֶל
sheqel
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
Key Terms in This Verse
חֻקָּה chuqqâh
{an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}
Study H2708 →מִשְׁמֶרֶת mishmereth
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party
Study H4931 →שְׁלִישִׁי shᵉlîyshîy
third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
Study H7992 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →Cross References
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
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