10 Outside of this passage the verb אוּת (’ut) appears only in Gen 34:15–22.
11 Heb “and not to repair the damages to the temple.” This does not mean that the priests were no longer interested in repairing the temple. As the following context makes clear, the priests decided to hire skilled workers to repair the damage to the temple, rather than trying to make the repairs themselves.

In other versions

So the priests agreed that they should take no more money from the people, and that they should not repair the house.

The priests agreed that they would not collect any more money from the people and that they would not repair the temple themselves.

So the priests agreed that they would receive no silver from the people and would not be the ones to repair the temple’s damage.

So the priests agreed not to accept any more money from the people, and they also agreed to let others take responsibility for repairing the Temple.

So the priests agreed not to take money from the people and not to repair the damage to the temple.

And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.

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