Nehemiah 13:30

Nehemiah 13:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus I cleansed them from everything foreign, and I established the duties of the priests and Levites, each in his work;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus I cleansed them of everything pagan. I also assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service,
• New Living Translation (NLT)So I purged out everything foreign and assigned tasks to the priests and Levites, making certain that each knew his work.

Context of Nehemiah 13:30

28One of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. And I drove him away from me. 29Remember them, my God, because they defiled the priestly office and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites. So I purified the priests and the Levites of everything foreign, and assigned them duties, each to his own task. 31I also made provision for contributions of wood at designated times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me with favor, my God.

Nehemiah 13:30 word by word

וְטִֽהַרְתִּ֖ים מִכָּל־נֵכָ֑ר וָאַעֲמִ֧ידָה מִשְׁמָר֛וֹת לַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים וְלַלְוִיִּ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ בִּמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus cleansedטָהֵרţâhêr · be pureH2891
• I them from all strangersנֵכָרnêkâr · foreignH5236
• and appointedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: appointH5975
• the wardsמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
• of the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• in his businessמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399

Cross-references for Nehemiah 13:30

• Nehemiah 10:30“We promise not to give our daughters in marriage to the peoples around us or take their daughters for our sons.
• Nehemiah 12:1These were the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Joshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
• 1 Chronicles 23:1When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 13:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30The wards - Rather, “the offices or observances.” Nehemiah‘s arrangement is probably that described in Nehemiah 11:10-22.sa180Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-31Verses 23-31 If either parent be ungodly, corrupt nature will incline the children to take after that one; which is a strong reason why Christians should not be unequally yoked. In the education of children, great care should be taken about the government of their tongues; that they learn not the language of Ashdod, no impious or impure talk, no corrupt communication. Nehemiah showed the evil of these marriages. Some, more obstinate than the rest, he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-31These final verses summarize Nehemiah’s reform. Nehemiah ensured the people kept their promises. He held them accountable and did not accept half-hearted efforts.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-3115-22. In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine-presses on the sabbath--The cessation of the temple services had been necessarily followed by a public profanation of the Sabbath, and this had gone so far that labor was carried on in the fields, and fish brought to the markets on the sacred day. Nehemiah took the decisive step of ordering the city gates to be shut, and not to be opened, till the Sabbath was past; and in order to ensure the faithful…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Contend
• Outlandish
• Testify
• Understand
• Ward
• Business
• Genealogy
• Stranger and Sojourner (in the Old Testament)

Commentaries on Nehemiah 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings