Nehemiah 13:1-9

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. 6But during allH3605 thisH2088 time I was not in JerusalemH3389, for in 13the thirty-secondH7970H8147 yearH8141 of 14ArtaxerxesH783 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 I had goneH935 to the kingH4428. AfterH7093 some timeH3117, however, I askedH7592 leave from the kingH4428, 7and I cameH935 to JerusalemH3389 and 15learnedH995 about the evilH7463 that EliashibH475 had doneH6213 for TobiahH2900, 16by preparingH6213 a 17roomH5393 for him in the courtsH2691 of the houseH1004 of GodH430. 8It was veryH3966 displeasingH7489 to me, so I 18threwH7993 allH3605 of Tobiah’sH2900 householdH1004 goodsH3627 out of the roomH3957. 9Then I gaveH559 an orderH559 and 19they cleansedH2891 the roomsH3957; and I returnedH7725 thereH8033 the utensilsH3627 of the houseH1004 of GodH430 with the grain offeringsH4503 and the frankincenseH3828.