Nehemiah 10:32
We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:
Note A third of a shekel is approximately 0.13 ounces or 3.8 grams, probably of silver.
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;
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:
Note A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.
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;
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- to charge
- Genesis 28:22; Proverbs 3:9
- the third part
- According to the law, every one above twenty years of age was to give half a shekel to the sanctuary for a ransom for their souls. But, on account of the general poverty of the people, occasioned by their wars, and captivity, and by heavy tributes, etc., in the land of their captivity, this sum was reduced to the third part of a shekel.
- Exodus 30:11–16; Matthew 17:24–27; 2 Corinthians 8:12