## Rashi on Nehemiah Chapter 10

###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:1:1
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**וּבְכָל זֹאת.** וּבְכָל הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת הַבָּאָה עָלֵינוּ אֲנַחְנוּ כּוֹרְתִים אֲמָנָה לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, לְהַאֲמִין וְלִבְטוֹחַ בּוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Yet, despite all this** Despite all the evil that has come upon us, we are making a trust with the Holy One, blessed be He, to believe and to trust in Him.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:1:2
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**וְכוֹתְבִים.** וַאֲנַחְנוּ כּוֹתְבִים בַּסֵּפֶר לְקַבֵּל מַלְכוּתוֹ עָלֵינוּ, לְמַעַן תִּהְיֶה לָנוּ לְעֵדוּת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and writing** And we are writing on a scroll to accept His kingdom upon us in order that it be to us as a testimony.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:1:3
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**וְעַל הֶחָתוּם.** שֶׁרוֹב גְּדוֹלִים וַחֲשׁוּבִים שֶׁבָּנוּ חֲתוּמִים עַל סֵפֶר קַבָּלַת הַמִּצְוֹת לִהְיוֹת לָנוּ לְעֵדוּת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and signed thereon** for most of the great and prominent men among us have signed the scroll of the acceptance of the commandments, to be for us as a testimony.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:2:1
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**וְעַל הַחֲתוּמִים.** עַתָּה מוֹנֶה וְהוֹלֵךְ הַחֲתוּמִים בַּסֵּפֶר לְעֵדוּת קִבּוּל הַמִּצְוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And signed thereon** He now proceeds to enumerate the signatories on the testimonial document of the acceptance of the commandments.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:2:2
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**נְחֶמְיָה הַתִּרְשָׁתָא.** שֵׁם אֶחָד הוּא, וְזֶהוּ שֶׁפֵּרַשְׁתִּי (עזרא ב:סג) דְּ**הַתִּרְשָׁתָא** הוּא **נְחֶמְיָה**. וְלָמָּה נִקְרָא שְׁמוֹ **הַתִּרְשָׁתָא**? שֶׁהִתִּירוּ לוֹ חֲכָמִים לִשְׁתּוֹת יֵין נֶסֶךְ, לְפִי שֶׁהָיָה מַשְׁקֶה לַמֶּלֶךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Nehemiah Hattirshatha** It is one name, and this is what I explained (Ezra 2:63) that [the name] Hattirshatha refers to Nehemiah. And why was he called Hattirshatha? Because the Sages permitted him to drink wine of gentiles, because he was the butler of the king.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:29:1
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**וְכָל הַנִּבְדָּל.** הֵם הַגֵּרִים שֶׁנִּבְדְּלוּ מִתּוֹרַת הָעוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת, לִהְיוֹת דְּבוּקִים וּמְחֻבָּרִים אֶל תּוֹרָתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא וְלִשְׁמֹר מִצְוֹתָיו:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and all who separated themselves** These are the proselytes who separated themselves from the practice of the nations to cling and attach themselves to the Law of the Holy One, blessed be He, and to keep His commandments.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:30:1
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**עַל אֲחֵיהֶם.** עִם אֲחֵיהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**with their brethen** Heb. עַל אֲחֵיהֶם with their brothers.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:30:2
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**אַדִּירֵיהֶם.** גְּדוֹלִים שֶׁבָּהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**their noblemen** the great ones among them.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:32:1
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**הַמִּקָּחוֹת.** הַסְּחוֹרוֹת:


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:32:2
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**שֶׁבֶר.** תְּבוּאָה, כְּמוֹ ״בַּשֶּׁבֶר אֲשֶׁר הֵם שֹׁבְרִים״ (בראשית מז:יד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and all grains** Heb. שֶּׁבֶר, grain, like (Gen. 47:14): “... for the grain (בַּשֶּׁבֶר) that they were purchasing.”


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:32:3
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**וּבְיוֹם קֹדֶשׁ.** שֶׁל יוֹם טוֹב:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**or on holy days** This refers to festivals.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:32:4
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**וְנִטֹּשׁ אֶת הַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִית.** כְּעִנְיָן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וְהַשְּׁבִיעִת תִּשְׁמְטֶנָּה וּנְטַשְׁתָּהּ״ (שמות כג:יא):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and we shall abandon during the seventh year** As is stated (Exod. 23:11): “But throughout the seventh year you shall let it go and abandon it (וּנְטַשְּׁתָּה).”


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:32:5
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**וּמַשָּׂא כָל יָד.** הַשְׁמָטַת מִלְוֶה בַּשְּׁבִיעִית (דברים טו:ב):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and the loan given by every hand** This refers to the release of loans during the seventh year.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:34:1
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**וְכָל מְלֶאכֶת בֵּית אֱלֹהֵינוּ.** לַעֲשׂוֹת מִן הַכֶּסֶף:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and all the work of the Temple of our God** to do with money.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:35:1
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**הִפַּלְנוּ.** כַּמָּה יָבִיא כָּל אֶחָד:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**we cast** how much each one should bring.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:35:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 10:35:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/10:35:2)

**קָרְבַּן הָעֵצִים.** תִּקְרֹבֶת שֶׁל עֲצֵי הַמַּעֲרָכָה לַמִּזְבֵּחַ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the wood offering** an offering of wood for the arrangement on the altar.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:35:3
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**לְבֵית אֲבוֹתֵינוּ.** שֶׁהִיא בֵּית קְדֻשַּׁת אֲבוֹתֵינוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to the House of our forefathers** which is the House of the sanctity of our forefathers.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:36:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 10:36:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/10:36:1)

**וּבִכּוּרֵי כָּל פְּרִי כָּל עֵץ.** בִּכּוּרֵי שֶׁל **כָּל פְּרִי** הָאִילָן הֵם מִדִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the first fruits of our soil** The first of every fruit of a tree. They are required by rabbinical injunction.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:38:1
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**נָבִיא לַכֹּהֲנִים אֶל לִשְׁכוֹת.** כִּי שָׁם הָיוּ רְגִילִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**we shall bring to the priests to the chambers** for they were usually there.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:38:2
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**הַמְעַשְּׂרִים בְּכָל עָרֵי עֲבוֹדָתֵנוּ.** שֶׁנּוֹטְלִים מַעַשְׂרוֹתֵיהֶם **בְּכָל עָרֵי** יִשְׂרָאֵל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**who receive tithes in all the cities of our work** who take their tithes in all the cities of Israel.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:39:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 10:39:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/10:39:1)

**בַּעְשֵׂר.** לְשׁוֹן בַּעְשׂוֹר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**at the [Levites’] tithing** Heb. בַּעְשֵּׂר ;an expression meaning at the tithing.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 10:39:2
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**אֶת מַעֲשַׂר הַמַּעֲשֵׂר.** שֶׁהָיוּ הַלְוִיִּם מְעַשְּׂרִים מַעֲשֵׂר מִן הַמַּעֲשֵׂר וּמְבִיאִים אוֹתוֹ לַכֹּהֲנִים שֶׁלֹּא הָיוּ עוֹזְבִים אֶת בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the tithe of the tithe** for the Levites would take a tithe from the tithe and bring it up to the priests, who did not leave the Temple.