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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Neh 10:32
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
Neh 10:32 · Douay-Rheims
“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,”
On this verse:
“the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God--The law required every individual above twenty years of age to pay half a shekel to the sanctuary. But in consequence of the general poverty of the people, occasioned by war and captivity, this tribute was reduced to a third part of a shekel.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.