richmahn_en_tn/neh/13/10.md

translationWords

• en:tw:houseofgod
• en:tw:levite
• en:tw:temple
• en:tw:works

translationNotes

• the portions assigned to give to the Levites had not been distributed to them - AT: "the people of Israel had not been bringing into the storerooms their tithes and offerings of food for the temple priests"
• so they hurried to leave the temple, each to his own field, as the singers who did the work also had done - This can be written as a new sentence. "As a result, the priests and the singers who performed the service had gone away, each to his own field."
• the singers - AT: "the musicians"
• Why is the house of God neglected? - This is a rhetorical question since Nehemiah uses it to challenge or even ridicule the officials who had not done their work. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)