God’s Word Translation
Nehemiah 13:30
30So I cleansed them from everything that was foreign. I assigned duties to the priests and Levites. Each one had his own assignment.
Nehemiah 13:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
- New International Version (NIV)So I purified the priests and the Levites of everything foreign, and assigned them duties, each to his own task.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Thus I cleansed them from everything foreign, and I established the duties of the priests and Levites, each in his work;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus I cleansed them of everything pagan. I also assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service,
Context of Nehemiah 13:30
28Even one of Joiada’s sons was a son-in-law of Sanballat from Beth Horon. (Joiada was the son of the chief priest Eliashib.) I chased Joiada’s son away from me. 29⌞Nehemiah prayed,⌟ “Remember them, my God, because they have contaminated the priestly office and the promise you made to the priests and Levites.” So I cleansed them from everything that was foreign. I assigned duties to the priests and Levites. Each one had his own assignment. 31I also arranged for delivering wood at regular times and for bringing the first produce to be harvested. ⌞Nehemiah prayed,⌟ “Remember me, my God, for my benefit.”
Read all of Nehemiah 13Nehemiah 13:30 word by word
וְטִֽהַרְתִּ֖ים מִכָּל־נֵכָ֑ר וָאַעֲמִ֧ידָה מִשְׁמָר֛וֹת לַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים וְלַלְוִיִּ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ בִּמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thus cleansedטָהֵרţâhêr · be pureH2891
- I them from all strangersנֵכָרnêkâr · foreignH5236
- and appointedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: appointH5975
- the wardsמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
- of the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- and the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
- every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- in his businessמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
Cross-references for Nehemiah 13:30
- Nehemiah 10:30We will not allow our daughters to marry the inhabitants of the land or allow their daughters to marry our sons.
- Nehemiah 12:1These are the priests and Levites who came back with Zerubbabel (Shealtiel’s son) and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
- 1 Chronicles 23:1When David had grown old and had lived out his years, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 13:30
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30The wards - Rather, “the offices or observances.” Nehemiah‘s arrangement is probably that described in Nehemiah 11:10-22.sa180Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-31Verses 23-31 If either parent be ungodly, corrupt nature will incline the children to take after that one; which is a strong reason why Christians should not be unequally yoked. In the education of children, great care should be taken about the government of their tongues; that they learn not the language of Ashdod, no impious or impure talk, no corrupt communication. Nehemiah showed the evil of these marriages. Some, more obstinate than the rest, he…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-31These final verses summarize Nehemiah’s reform. Nehemiah ensured the people kept their promises. He held them accountable and did not accept half-hearted efforts.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-3115-22. In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine-presses on the sabbath--The cessation of the temple services had been necessarily followed by a public profanation of the Sabbath, and this had gone so far that labor was carried on in the fields, and fish brought to the markets on the sacred day. Nehemiah took the decisive step of ordering the city gates to be shut, and not to be opened, till the Sabbath was past; and in order to ensure the faithful…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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