Discovery BoxNehemiah 13:5 
Context13:5 He made for himself a large storeroom where previously they had been keeping 1 the grain offering, the incense, and the vessels, along with the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil as commanded for the Levites, the singers, the gate keepers, and the offering for the priests.
Nehemiah 13:10-13
Context13:10 I also discovered that the grain offerings for the Levites had not been provided, and that as a result the Levites and the singers who performed this work had all gone off to their fields. 13:11 So I registered a complaint with the leaders, asking “Why is the temple of God neglected?” Then I gathered them and reassigned them to their positions. 2
13:12 Then all of Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil to the storerooms. 13:13 I gave instructions 3 that Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a certain Levite named Pedaiah be put in charge of 4 the storerooms, and that Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, be their assistant, 5 for they were regarded as trustworthy. It was then their responsibility to oversee the distribution to their colleagues. 6
1 tn Heb “giving.”
2 tn Heb “and I stood them on their standing.”
3 tc Probably one should read with the Lucianic Greek recension, the Syriac Peshitta, and the Vulgate וָאֲצַוֶּה (va’atsavveh, “and I commanded”) rather than the rare denominative verb וָאוֹצְרָה (va’otsÿrah, “and I appointed over the storeroom”) of the MT.
4 tn Heb “be over”
5 tn Heb “on their hand.”
6 tn Heb “brothers.”
