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Nehemiah 12:47

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Zerubbabel: Nehemiah 12:1, Nehemiah 12:12, Nehemiah 12:26

gave: Nehemiah 10:35-39, Nehemiah 13:10-12; 2 Chronicles 31:5-6; Malachi 3:8-10; Galatians 6:6

and they: That is, the people separated, or set apart, the tenth of the produce of their lands for the use of the Levites; and the Levites separated the tenth of their tithes for the priests. Numbers 18:21-29

sanctified: that is, set apart

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