Nehemiah 10:38

the priest the son of Aaron This is not the high-priest; but in every -city of their tillage" one of priestly descent was to superintend the paying in of the tithe which had been collected by the Levites, so that the interests of the priesthood should not suffer.

the tithe of the tithes This was paid by the Levites to the priests, according to Numbers 18:25-28. The law of -tithe" in Deuteronomy 14:22-29; Deuteronomy 26:12-15 differs very widely from that in Numbers, except in the point that it was to be derived from the produce of the soil. The characteristic features of the Deuteronomic law of tithe are (1) the annual social feast (Deuteronomy 14:22-26), (2) charity to the Levite (Deuteronomy 14:27), and (3) a special tithing every third year on behalf of the Levite Deuteronomy 14:28; Deuteronomy 26:12-15). But of these regulations we find no trace in the present passage.

to the chambers, into the treasure house i.e. those chambers which were set apart as a treasure house for contributions paid in kind. Cf. Nehemiah 13:5. Other chambers were employed for other purposes. The LXX. for -into the treasure house" has εἰς οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ by an accidental repetition.