732 B
732 B
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: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)