Ulangan 26:13

26:13 Then you shall say before the Lord your God, “I have removed the sacred offering ¹  from my house and given it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows just as you have commanded me. ²  I have not violated or forgotten your commandments.

Nehemia 8:10

8:10 He said to them, “Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. ³  Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

[26:13]  ¹ tn Heb “the sacred thing.” The term הַקֹּדֶשׁ (haqqodesh) likely refers to an offering normally set apart for the Lord but, as a third-year tithe, given on this occasion to people in need. Sometimes this is translated as “the sacred portion” (cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV), but that could sound to a modern reader as if a part of the house were being removed and given away.

[26:13]  ² tn Heb “according to all your commandment that you commanded me.” This has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[8:10]  ³ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).