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# the Levites' portions had not been given to them
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The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. This can also be translated in active form. AT: "the people had not been bringing into the storerooms their tithes and offerings of food for the temple priests" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# they had run away, each to his own field, the Levites and the singers who did the work
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"the Levites and the singers who did the work had left the temple, each one going to his own field"
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# Why is the house of God neglected?
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Nehemiah uses a rhetorical question to challenge or even ridicule the officials who had not done their work. This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "You have neglected the house of God!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])