Nehemiah 13
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 13:1-5

1On that dayH3117 1they readH7121 aloud from the bookH5612 of MosesH4872 in the hearingH241 of the peopleH5971; and there was foundH4672 writtenH3789 in it that 2noH3808 AmmoniteH5984 or MoabiteH4125 should everH5769 enterH935 the assemblyH6951 of GodH430, 2becauseH3588 they did not meetH6923 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 with breadH3899 and waterH4325, but 3hiredH7936 BalaamH1109 againstH5921 them to curseH7043 them. However, 4our GodH430 turnedH2015 the curseH7045 into a blessingH1293. 3So when they heardH8085 the lawH8451, 5they excludedH914 6allH3605 foreignersH6154 from IsraelH3478.

4Now priorH6440 to thisH2088, EliashibH475 the priestH3548, 7who was appointedH5414 over the chambersH3957 of the houseH1004 of our GodH430, being 8relatedH7138 to 9TobiahH2900, 5had preparedH6213 a largeH1419 10roomH3957 for him, whereH8033 formerlyH6440 they putH5414 the grain offeringsH4503, the frankincenseH3828, the utensilsH3627 and the tithesH4643 of grainH1715, wineH8492 and oilH3323 11prescribedH4687 for the LevitesH3881, the singersH7891 and the gatekeepersH7778, and the 12contributionsH8641 for the priestsH3548.

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 13:1 Neh 9:3 ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 13:1 Deut 23:3-5; Neh 13:23 ↩
  3. 3. Nehemiah 13:2 Num 22:3-11 ↩
  4. 4. Nehemiah 13:2 Deut 23:5 ↩
  5. 5. Nehemiah 13:3 Neh 9:2; 10:28 ↩
  6. 6. Nehemiah 13:3 Ex 12:38 ↩
  7. 7. Nehemiah 13:4 Neh 12:44 ↩
  8. 8. Nehemiah 13:4 Lit close to ↩
  9. 9. Nehemiah 13:4 Neh 2:10; 6:1, 17, 18 ↩
  10. 10. Nehemiah 13:5 Or chamber ↩
  11. 11. Nehemiah 13:5 Num 18:21 ↩
  12. 12. Nehemiah 13:5 Lit heave offerings ↩

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