Nehemiah 12:44-47 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 law for the priests and Levites : for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited .

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44 H3117 And at that time H582 were some H6485 appointed [H8735] H5393 over the chambers H214 for the treasures H8641 , for the offerings H7225 , for the firstfruits H4643 , and for the tithes H3664 , to gather [H8800] H7704 into them out of the fields H5892 of the cities H4521 the portions H8451 of the law H3548 for the priests H3881 and Levites H3063 : for Judah H8057 rejoiced H3548 for the priests H3881 and for the Levites H5975 that waited [H8802] .

45 H7891 And both the singers [H8789] H7778 and the porters H8104 kept [H8799] H4931 the ward H430 of their God H4931 , and the ward H2893 of the purification H4687 , according to the commandment H1732 of David H8010 , and of Solomon H1121 his son.

46 H3117 For in the days H1732 of David H623 and Asaph H6924 of old H7218 there were chief H7891 of the singers [H8789] H7892 , and songs H8416 of praise H3034 and thanksgiving [H8687] H430 unto God.

47 H3478 And all Israel H3117 in the days H2216 of Zerubbabel H3117 , and in the days H5166 of Nehemiah H5414 , gave [H8802] H4521 the portions H7891 of the singers [H8789] H7778 and the porters H3117 , every day H1697 his portion H6942 : and they sanctified [H8688] H3881 holy things unto the Levites H3881 ; and the Levites H6942 sanctified [H8688] H1121 them unto the children H175 of Aaron.