35 “We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the Lord each year the firstfruitsa of our crops and of every fruit tree.b

36 “As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstbornc of our sons and of our cattle, of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there.d

37 “Moreover, we will bring to the storerooms of the house of our God, to the priests, the first of our ground meal, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees and of our new wine and olive oil.e And we will bring a tithef of our crops to the Levites,g for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.h 38 A priest descended from Aaron is to accompany the Levites when they receive the tithes, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of the tithesi up to the house of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury. 39 The people of Israel, including the Levites, are to bring their contributions of grain, new wine and olive oil to the storerooms, where the articles for the sanctuary and for the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the musicians are also kept.

“We will not neglect the house of our God.”j