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# General Information:
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In these verses, the people continue describing the content of the oath they were making in [Nehemiah verse 29](./28.md).
# We will bring ... We will bring
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The pronoun "we" here includes Nehemiah and the Israelites except for the priests and the Levites, and also does not include the reader of this book (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
# our dough
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Possible meanings are that this refers to 1) dough made from coarse flour, 2) coarse flour, or 3) ground grain.
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# the new wine and the oil
The words "first of" are understood from the begininng of the sentnces. They can be repeated. Alternate translation: "the first of the new wine and of the oil" or "the best of the new wine and of the oil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# the storerooms of the house of our God
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"the places where things are stored in the temple"
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# the tithes from our soil
Here "our soil" refers to everything that is grown in the ground. Alternate translation: "the tithes of what we grow in the ground" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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