Nehemiah 10:32
Modern Translations
New International Version
"We assume the responsibility for carrying out the commands to give a third of a shekel each year for the service of the house of our God:

New Living Translation
“In addition, we promise to obey the command to pay the annual Temple tax of one-eighth of an ounce of silver for the care of the Temple of our God.

English Standard Version
“We also take on ourselves the obligation to give yearly a third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:

Berean Study Bible
We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:

New American Standard Bible
We also imposed on ourselves the obligation to contribute yearly a third of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:

NASB 1995
We also placed ourselves under obligation to contribute yearly one third of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:

NASB 1977
We also placed ourselves under obligation to contribute yearly one third of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:

Amplified Bible
Also we pledge ourselves to contribute yearly one third of a shekel for the service [expenses] of the house of our God:

Christian Standard Bible
We will impose the following commands on ourselves: To give an eighth of an ounce of silver yearly for the service of the house of our God:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We will impose the following commands on ourselves: To give an eighth of an ounce of silver yearly for the service of the house of our God:

Contemporary English Version
Once a year we will each donate a small amount of silver to the temple of our God.

Good News Translation
Every year we will each contribute one-eighth of an ounce of silver to help pay the expenses of the Temple.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Also, we take upon ourselves the obligation to give an eighth of an ounce of silver every year for worship in our God's temple:

International Standard Version
We also obligated ourselves to contribute annually a third of a shekel for services relating to the Temple of our God—

NET Bible
We accept responsibility for fulfilling the commands to give one third of a shekel each year for the work of the temple of our God,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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;

New King James Version
Also we made ordinances for ourselves, to exact from ourselves yearly one-third of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:

King James 2000 Bible
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;

New Heart English Bible
Also we made ordinances for ourselves, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;

World English Bible
Also we made ordinances for ourselves, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;

American King James Version
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;

American Standard Version
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;

A Faithful Version
Also we put commands upon ourselves to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God,

Darby Bible Translation
And 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,

English Revised Version
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;

Webster's Bible Translation
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;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And we made statutes for our selues to giue by the yeere the thirde part of a shekel for the seruice of the house of our God,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And we decreed a statute vpon our selues, to geue yerely the third part of a sicle to the ministration in the house of our God,

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And we layed a statute vpon oure selues, to geue yearly ye thirde parte of a Sycle to the mynistracion in the house of oure God,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And we have appointed for ourselves commands, to put on ourselves the third of a shekel in a year, for the service of the house of our God,

Young's Literal Translation
And we have appointed for ourselves commands, to put on ourselves the third of a shekel in a year, for the service of the house of our God,

Smith's Literal Translation
And we set up commands for us to give for us the third of the shekel in the year for the service of the house of our God.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And we made ordinances for ourselves, to give the third part of a side every year for the work of the house of our God,

Catholic Public Domain Version
And we established precepts over ourselves, so that we would give one third part of a shekel each year for the work of the house of our God,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And we confirmed the commandments upon ourselves, that we would be giving a third of a stater on the Sabbath for the service of the house of our God

Lamsa Bible
We also confirmed upon ourselves the ordinances, to give the third part of a shekel on the sabbath for the work of the house of our God;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And we will impose ordinances upon ourselves, to levy on ourselves the third part of a didrachm yearly for the service of the house of our God;
















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