New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 13:4-13

4Now priorוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440to thisמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088,Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,who was appointedנָת֖וּןna.TunH5414over the chambersבְּלִשְׁכַּ֣תbe.lish.KatH3957of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, beingrelatedקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138toTobiahלְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃le.toi.YahH2900,

5had preparedוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a largeגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419roomלִשְׁכָּ֣הlish.KahH3957for him, whereוְשָׁ֣םve.ShamH8033previouslyלְפָנִ֟יםle.fa.NimH6440they used to putנֹ֠תְנִיםNo.te.nimH5414the grain offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֨הha.min.ChahH4503,the frankincenseהַלְּבוֹנָ֜הha.le.vo.NahH3828,the utensilsוְהַכֵּלִ֗יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627and the tithesוּמַעְשַׂ֤רu.ma'.SarH4643of grainהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715,wineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323prescribedמִצְוַת֙mitz.VatH4687for the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,and the gatekeepersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778, and thecontributionsוּתְרוּמַ֖תu.te.ru.MatH8641for the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

6But during allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thisזֶ֕הzehH2088timeI was not in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, for inthe thirty-secondשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וּשְׁתַּ֜יִםshe.lo.Shim u.she.Ta.yimH7970 H8147yearבִּשְׁנַת֩bish.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894I had comeבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Afterוּלְקֵ֥ץu.le.KetzH7093some timeיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,however, I requestedH7592a leaveH7592ofH7592absenceH7592from the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

7and I cameH935to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389andlearnedוָאָבִ֣ינָהva.'a.Vi.nahH995aboutH935the evilH7463that Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475had committedעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213forTobiahלְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔הle.Toi.YahH2900,by preparingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213aroomנִשְׁכָּ֔הnish.KahH5393for him in the courtyardsבְּחַצְרֵ֖יbe.chatz.ReiH2691of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

8It was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966displeasingוַיֵּ֥רַֽעvai.Ye.ra'H7489to me, so IthrewH7993allכָּל־kol-H3605of Tobiah’sטוֹבִיָּ֛הtoi.YahH2900householdבֵית־veit-H1004articlesכְּלֵ֧יke.LeiH3627outH7993of the roomהַלִּשְׁכָּֽה׃ha.lish.KahH3957.

9Then I gaveH559anH559orderH559, andthey cleansedוַֽיְטַהֲר֖וּvay.ta.ha.RuH2891the roomsהַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957;and I returnedוָאָשִׁ֣יבָהva.'a.Shi.vahH7725the utensilsכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thereשָּׁ֗םShamH8033with the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֖הha.min.ChahH4503and the frankincenseוְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ פve.ha.le.vo.NahH3828.

10I alsodiscoveredוָאֵ֣דְעָ֔הva.'E.de.'AhH3045thatthe portionsמְנָי֥וֹתme.na.YotH4521of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881had not been givenנִתָּ֑נָהni.Ta.nahH5414to them,so the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891who performedעֹשֵׂ֥י'o.SeiH6213the serviceהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399hadgoneH1272awayH1272,eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376to his own fieldלְשָׂדֵ֛הוּle.sa.De.huH7704.

11So Ireprimandedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahH7378the officialsהַסְּגָנִ֔יםha.se.ga.NimH5461and saidוָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הva.'O.me.RahH559, “Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069has the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430been neglectedנֶעֱזַ֣בne.'e.ZavH5800?”Then I gatheredוָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔םva.'Ek.be.TzemH6908them together and stationedוָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖םva.'a.'a.mi.DemH5975them at their postsעָמְדָֽם׃'a.me.DamH5977.

12Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063then broughtהֵבִ֜יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935the titheמַעְשַׂ֧רma'.SarH4643of the grainהַדָּגָ֛ןha.da.GanH1715,wineוְהַתִּיר֥וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֖רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323into the storehousesלָאוֹצָרֽוֹת׃la.'o.tza.RotH214.

13To beinH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the storehousesא֠וֹצָרוֹת'o.tza.rotH214,I appointedוָאוֹצְרָ֣הva.'otz.RahH686Shelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֨הshe.lem.YahH8018the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,Zadokוְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.DokH6659the scribeH5613,and Pedaiahוּפְדָיָה֙u.fe.da.YahH6305from the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,and inH5921additionH5921toH5921them was Hananחָנָ֥ןcha.NanH2605the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zaccurזַכּ֖וּרza.KurH2139,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֑הma.tan.YahH4983; forthey were consideredנֶחְשָׁ֔בוּnech.Sha.vuH2803reliableנֶאֱמָנִים֙ne.'e.ma.NimH539, and it wastheir taskH5921to distributeלַחֲלֹ֥קla.cha.LokH2505to their kinsmenלַאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ פla.'a.chei.HemH251.

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