John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 10:36
Also the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle ,.... Such as were unclean, as Aben Ezra notes, as the ass, &c.; and are distinguished from clean ones mentioned in the following clause; now both these, their sons, and this sort of cattle, were to be redeemed by a price paid to the priests: as it is written in the law, Exodus 13:2 , and the firstlings of our herds, and of our flocks ; clean cattle, which were to be offered, Numbers 18:17 , to bring to the house of our God,... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 10:32-39
Having covenanted against the sins they had been guilty of, they proceed in obliging themselves to revive and observe the duties they had neglected. We must not only cease to do evil, but learn to do well. I. It was resolved, in general, that the temple service should be carefully kept up, that the work of the house of their God should be done in its season, according to the law, Neh. 10:33. Let not any people expect the blessing of God unless they make conscience of observing his ordinances... read more