29. From the taxes received in Greater Syria and Phoenicia a contribution shall be made on a regular basis to these men, payable to Zerubbabel, the governor, for bulls, sheep, and lambs to be used in their sacrifices to the Lord.
30. In the same way, each year and without further question, wheat, salt, wine, and olive-oil are to be supplied, according to the daily needs indicated by the priests.
31. This must be done so that they can make wine offerings to God Most High for me and my children and pray for his blessing on our lives.”
32. He also gave these orders: “If anyone disobeys the commands as written above or fails to carry them out, he is to be hanged on a wooden beam taken from his own house, and his property is to be handed over to the emperor.