The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:37
The first-fruits of our dough . See Numbers 15:18-21 . And our offerings . Literally, "our heave offerings" ( Numbers 15:20 ; Le Numbers 23:11 , Numbers 23:17 ). To the chambers of the house . The store-chambers attached to the temple-building (see Nehemiah 13:4 , Nehemiah 13:5 ). The tithes of our ground . As with the law of first-fruits, so with that of tithes (which was more burthensome), there had grown up a practice of neglecting it on the part of many, if not of all.... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:36
The first-born of our sons and of our cattle, as it is written in the law . See Exodus 22:29 ; Exodus 34:19 . The firstborn children were to be "redeemed." read more