The Meaning of Nehemiah 13:12 Explained

Nehemiah 13:12

KJV: Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.

YLT: and all Judah have brought in the tithe of the corn, and of the new wine, and of the oil, to the treasuries.

Darby: And all Judah brought the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil into the storehouses.

ASV: Then brought all Judah the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then brought  all Judah  the tithe  of the corn  and the new wine  and the oil  unto the treasuries. 

What does Nehemiah 13:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Nehemiah 13:1-14 - Neglect Of Religious Duties
In Nehemiah 12:44-47 we have recorded the care that was manifested for the worthy maintenance of those who ministered in sacred things. As a result there were glad outbursts of minstrelsy and holy joy. Make room in your life for songs and praises, Psalms 33:1. In the opening of Nehemiah 13:1-31 we see how the Word of God cuts like a two-edged sword against evil. Happy are they who attend to its solemn warnings. The law referred to here was Deuteronomy 23:3-5. Tobiah was an Ammonite, and it was a scandalous thing that the high priest was not only allied to him by marriage, but had cast out the stores of the Temple in order to make room for him in the sacred edifice. Tobiah's influence was so great that the rest shrank from putting the law of separation into operation against him. When Nehemiah returned from a long sojourn in Persia he cast out all of Tobiah's goods, and restored the chamber to its proper use. If we have given up a chamber in our heart to any Tobiah, we must be prepared to do likewise. [source]

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 13

1  Upon the reading of the law, separation is made from the mixed multitude
4  Nehemiah, at his return, causes the chambers to be cleansed
10  He reforms the offices in the house of God;
15  the violation of the Sabbath;
23  and the marriages with the strange wives

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 13:12 mean?

And all Judah brought the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil to the storehouse
וְכָל־ יְהוּדָ֗ה הֵבִ֜יאוּ מַעְשַׂ֧ר הַדָּגָ֛ן וְהַתִּיר֥וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָ֖ר לָאוֹצָרֽוֹת

וְכָל־  And  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
יְהוּדָ֗ה  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
הֵבִ֜יאוּ  brought 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
מַעְשַׂ֧ר  the  tithe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַעֲשֵׂר  
Sense: tithe, tenth part.
הַדָּגָ֛ן  of  the  grain 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּגָן  
Sense: wheat, cereal, grain, corn.
וְהַתִּיר֥וֹשׁ  and  the  new  wine 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָרַשׁ 
Sense: wine, fresh or new wine, must, freshly pressed wine.
וְהַיִּצְהָ֖ר  and  the  oil 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִצְהָר  
Sense: fresh oil, shining (pure) oil.
לָאוֹצָרֽוֹת  to  the  storehouse 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֹוצָר  
Sense: treasure, storehouse.