Nehemiah 13:30
Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
Nehemiah 13:30 in other translations
| BSB | Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites. |
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| WEB | Thus I cleansed them from all foreigners and appointed duties for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work; |
| ASV | Thus cleansed I them from all foreigners, and appointed charges for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work; |
| YLT | And I have cleansed them from every stranger, and appoint charges to priests and to Levites, each in his work, |
| DARBY | And I purified them from all foreigners, and appointed the charges of the priests and the Levites, every one in his service; |
| BBE | So I made them clean from all strange people, and had regular watches fixed for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work; |
| Webster | Thus I cleansed them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business; |
What does Nehemiah 13:30 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 13:23-31
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…
Nehemiah 13:30 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Nehemiah 13:30
- Nehemiah 10:30
And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
- Nehemiah 12:1-26
Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, …
- 1 Chronicles 23:1-26
So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel. And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges: …
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Context
- Nehemiah 13:29
Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
- Nehemiah 13:30
Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
- Nehemiah 13:31
And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
Nehemiah 13:30 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Limpiélos pues de todo extranjero, y puse á los sacerdotes y Levitas por sus clases, á cada uno en su obra; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et je les purifiai de tout étranger, et je fixai les fonctions des sacrificateurs et des lévites, chacun dans son service, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und so reinigte ich sie von allem Fremden, und ich stellte die Dienstleistungen der Priester und der Leviten fest, für einen jeden in seinem Geschäft, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Igitur mundavi eos ab omnibus alienigenis, et constitui ordines sacerdotum et Levitarum, unumquemque in ministerio suo: |