Nehemiah 13:3-11

3So when they heardH8085 the lawH8451, 1they excludedH914 2allH3605 foreignersH6154 from IsraelH3478.

4Now priorH6440 to thisH2088, EliashibH475 the priestH3548, 3who was appointedH5414 over the chambersH3957 of the houseH1004 of our GodH430, being 4relatedH7138 to 5TobiahH2900, 5had preparedH6213 a largeH1419 6roomH3957 for him, whereH8033 formerlyH6440 they putH5414 the grain offeringsH4503, the frankincenseH3828, the utensilsH3627 and the tithesH4643 of grainH1715, wineH8492 and oilH3323 7prescribedH4687 for the LevitesH3881, the singersH7891 and the gatekeepersH7778, and the 8contributionsH8641 for the priestsH3548. 6But during allH3605 thisH2088 time I was not in JerusalemH3389, for in 9the thirty-secondH7970H8147 yearH8141 of 10ArtaxerxesH783 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 11learnedH995 about the evilH7463 that EliashibH475 had doneH6213 for TobiahH2900, 12by preparingH6213 a 13roomH5393 for him in the courtsH2691 of the houseH1004 of GodH430. 8It was veryH3966 displeasingH7489 to me, so I 14threwH7993 allH3605 of Tobiah’sH2900 householdH1004 goodsH3627 out of the roomH3957. 9Then I gaveH559 an orderH559 and 15they cleansedH2891 the roomsH3957; and I returnedH7725 thereH8033 the utensilsH3627 of the houseH1004 of GodH430 with the grain offeringsH4503 and the frankincenseH3828.

10I also 16discoveredH3045 that 17the portionsH4521 of the LevitesH3881 had not been givenH5414 them, so that the LevitesH3881 and the singersH7891 who performedH6213 the serviceH4399 had 18goneH1272 awayH1272, 19eachH376 to his own fieldH7704. 11So I 2021reprimandedH7378 the officialsH5461 and saidH559, “22WhyH4069 is the houseH1004 of GodH430 forsakenH5800?” Then I gatheredH6908 them together and restoredH5975 them to their postsH5977.