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15 lines
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## the portions assigned to give to the Levites had not been distributed to them ##
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AT: "the people of Israel had not been bringing into the storerooms their tithes and offerings of food for the temple priests"
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## so they hurried to leave the temple, each to his own field, as the singers who did the work also had done ##
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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."
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## the singers ##
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AT: "the musicians"
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## Why is the house of God neglected? ##
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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]]) |