32 Also we made H5975 ordinances H4687 for us, to charge H5414 ourselves yearly H8141 with the third part H7992 of a shekel H8255 for the service H5656 of the house H1004 of our God; H430
33 For the shewbread, H4635 H3899 and for the continual H8548 meat offering, H4503 and for the continual H8548 burnt offering, H5930 of the sabbaths, H7676 of the new moons, H2320 for the set feasts, H4150 and for the holy H6944 things, and for the sin offerings H2403 to make an atonement H3722 for Israel, H3478 and for all the work H4399 of the house H1004 of our God. H430
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Commentary on Nehemiah 10 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 10
We have in this chapter a particular account of the covenant which in the close of the foregoing chapter was resolved upon; they struck while the iron was not, and immediately put that good resolve in execution, when they were in a good frame, lest, if it should be delayed, it might be dropped. Here we have,
Neh 10:1-31
When Israel was first brought into covenant with God it was done by sacrifice and the sprinkling of blood, Ex. 24. But here it was done by the more natural and common way of sealing and subscribing the written articles of the covenant, which bound them to no more than was already their duty. Now here we have,
Neh 10:32-39
Having covenanted against the sins they had been guilty of, they proceed in obliging themselves to revive and observe the duties they had neglected. We must not only cease to do evil, but learn to do well.