Nehemiah 13:1-9

1On that dayH3117 the BookH5612 of MosesH4872 was 1readH7121 aloudH7121 2as the peopleH5971 listenedH241; and there was foundH4672 writtenH3789 in it that 3noH3808 AmmoniteH5984 or MoabiteH4125 was everH5769 to enterH935 the assemblyH6951 of GodH430, 2becauseH3588 they did not meetH6923 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 with breadH3899 and waterH4325, but 4hiredH7936 BalaamH1109 againstH5921 them to curseH7043 them. However, 5our GodH430 turnedH2015 the curseH7045 into a blessingH1293. 3So when they heardH8085 the LawH8451, 6they excludedH914 7allH3605 foreignersH6154 from IsraelH3478.

4Now priorH6440 to thisH2088, EliashibH475 the priestH3548, 8who was appointedH5414 over the chambersH3957 of the houseH1004 of our GodH430, being 9relatedH7138 to 10TobiahH2900, 5had preparedH6213 a largeH1419 11roomH3957 for him, whereH8033 previouslyH6440 they used to putH5414 the grain offeringsH4503, the frankincenseH3828, the utensilsH3627 and the tithesH4643 of grainH1715, wineH8492, and oilH3323 12prescribedH4687 for the LevitesH3881, the singersH7891, and the gatekeepersH7778, and the 13contributionsH8641 for the priestsH3548. 6But during allH3605 thisH2088 time I was not in JerusalemH3389, for in 14the thirty-secondH7970H8147 yearH8141 of 15ArtaxerxesH783 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 I had comeH935 to the kingH4428. AfterH7093 some timeH3117, however, I requestedH7592 a leaveH7592 ofH7592 absenceH7592 from the kingH4428, 7and I cameH935 to JerusalemH3389 and 16learnedH995 aboutH935 the evilH7463 that EliashibH475 had committedH6213 for 17TobiahH2900, 18by preparingH6213 a 19roomH5393 for him in the courtyardsH2691 of the houseH1004 of GodH430. 8It was veryH3966 displeasingH7489 to me, so I 20threwH7993 allH3605 of Tobiah’sH2900 householdH1004 articlesH3627 outH7993 of the roomH3957. 9Then I gaveH559 anH559 orderH559, and 21they cleansedH2891 the roomsH3957; and I returnedH7725 the utensilsH3627 of the houseH1004 of GodH430 thereH8033 with the grain offeringH4503 and the frankincenseH3828.