Nehemiah 13

1 ♥ 📝 O n that day^H3117 they read^H7121 in the book^H5612 of Moses^H4872 in the audience^H241 of the people;^H5971 and therein was found^H4672 written,^H3789 that an Ammonite^H5984 and a Moabite^H4125 should not enter^H935 into the assembly^H6951 of God^H430 for^H5704 ever,^H5769

2 ♥ 📝 because they met^H6923 not the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 with bread^H3899 and with water,^H4325 but hired^H7936 Balaam^H1109 against them, to curse^H7043 them: howbeit our God^H430 turned^H2015 the curse^H7043 into a blessing.^H1293

3 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass, when they had heard^H8085 the law,^H8451 that they separated^H914 from Israel^H3478 all the mixed multitude.^H6154

4 ♥ 📝 Now before^H6440 this, Eliashib^H475 the priest,^H3548 who was appointed^H5414 over the chambers^H3957 of the house^H1004 of our God,^H430 being allied^H7138 unto Tobiah,^H2900

5 ♥ 📝 had prepared^H6213 for him a great^H1419 chamber,^H3957 where aforetime^H6440 they laid^H5414 the meal-offerings,^H4503 the frankincense,^H3828 and the vessels,^H3627 and the tithes^H4643 of the grain,^H1715 the new wine,^H8492 and the oil,^H3323 which were given by commandment^H4687 to the Levites,^H3881 and the singers,^H7891 and the porters;^H7778 and the heave-offerings^H8641 for the priests.^H3548

6 ♥ 📝 But in all this [time] I was not at Jerusalem;^H3389 for in the two^H8147 and thirtieth^H7970 year^H8141 of Artaxerxes^H783 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 I went^H935 unto the king:^H4428 and after^H7093 certain days^H3117 asked I leave^H7592 of the king,^H4428

7 ♥ 📝 and I came^H935 to Jerusalem,^H3389 and understood^H995 the evil^H7451 that Eliashib^H475 had done^H6213 for Tobiah,^H2900 in preparing^H6213 him a chamber^H5393 in the courts^H2691 of the house^H1004 of God.^H430

8 ♥ 📝 And it grieved^H3415 me sore:^H3966 therefore I cast forth^H7993 all the household^H1004 stuff^H3627 of Tobiah^H2900 out of^H2351 the chamber.^H3957

9 ♥ 📝 Then I commanded,^H559 and they cleansed^H2891 the chambers:^H3957 and thither brought I again^H7725 the vessels^H3627 of the house^H1004 of God,^H430 with the meal-offerings^H4503 and the frankincense.^H3828

10 ♥ 📝 And I perceived^H3045 that the portions^H4521 of the Levites^H3881 had not been given^H5414 them; so that the Levites^H3881 and the singers,^H7891 that did^H6213 the work,^H4399 were fled^H1272 every one^H376 to his field.^H7704

11 ♥ 📝 Then contended^H7378 I with the rulers,^H5461 and said,^H559 Why is the house^H1004 of God^H430 forsaken?^H5800 And I gathered them together,^H6908 and set^H5975 them in their place.^H5977

12 ♥ 📝 Then brought^H935 all Judah^H3063 the tithe^H4643 of the grain^H1715 and the new wine^H8492 and the oil^H3323 unto the treasuries.^H214

13 ♥ 📝 And I made treasurers^H686 over the treasuries,^H214 Shelemiah^H8018 the priest,^H3548 and Zadok^H6659 the scribe,^H5608 and of the Levites,^H3881 Pedaiah:^H6305 and next to them^H3027 was Hanan^H2605 the son^H1121 of Zaccur,^H2139 the son^H1121 of Mattaniah;^H4983 for they were counted^H2803 faithful,^H539 and their business was to distribute^H2505 unto their brethren.^H251

14 ♥ 📝 Remember^H2142 me, O my God,^H430 concerning this, and wipe not out^H4229 my good^H2617 deeds that I have done^H6213 for the house^H1004 of my God,^H430 and for the observances^H4929 thereof.

15 ♥ 📝 In those days^H3117 saw^H7200 I in Judah^H3063 some men treading^H1869 wine-presses^H1660 on the sabbath,^H7676 and bringing in^H935 sheaves,^H6194 and lading^H6006 asses^H2543 [therewith]; as also wine,^H3196 grapes,^H6025 and figs,^H8384 and all manner of burdens,^H4853 which they brought^H935 into Jerusalem^H3389 on the sabbath^H7676 day:^H3117 and I testified^H5749 [against them] in the day^H3117 wherein they sold^H4376 victuals.^H6718

16 ♥ 📝 There dwelt^H3427 men of Tyre^H6876 also therein, who brought^H935 in fish,^H1709 and all manner of wares,^H4377 and sold^H4376 on the sabbath^H7676 unto the children^H1121 of Judah,^H3063 and in Jerusalem.^H3389

17 ♥ 📝 Then I contended^H7378 with the nobles^H2715 of Judah,^H3063 and said^H559 unto them, What evil^H7451 thing^H1697 is this that ye do,^H6213 and profane^H2490 the sabbath^H7676 day?^H3117

18 ♥ 📝 Did^H6213 not your fathers^H1 thus, and did^H935 not our God^H430 bring^H935 all this evil^H7451 upon us, and upon this city?^H5892 yet ye bring^H935 more^H3254 wrath^H2740 upon Israel^H3478 by profaning^H2490 the sabbath.^H7676

19 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass that, when the gates^H8179 of Jerusalem^H3389 began to be dark^H6751 before^H6440 the sabbath,^H7676 I commanded^H559 that the doors^H1817 should be shut,^H5462 and commanded^H559 that they should not be opened^H6605 till after^H310 the sabbath:^H7676 and some of my servants^H5288 set^H5975 I over the gates,^H8179 that there should no burden^H4853 be brought in^H935 on the sabbath^H7676 day.^H3117

20 ♥ 📝 So the merchants^H7402 and sellers^H4376 of all kind of wares^H4465 lodged^H3885 without^H2351 Jerusalem^H3389 once^H6471 or twice.^H8147

21 ♥ 📝 Then I testified^H5749 against them, and said^H559 unto them, Why lodge^H3885 ye about^H5048 the wall?^H2346 if ye do so again,^H8138 I will lay^H7971 hands^H3027 on you. From that time^H6256 forth came^H935 they no more on the sabbath.^H7676

22 ♥ 📝 And I commanded^H559 the Levites^H3881 that they should purify^H2891 themselves, and that they should come^H935 and keep^H8104 the gates,^H8179 to sanctify^H6942 the sabbath^H7676 day.^H3117 Remember^H2142 unto me, O my God,^H430 this also, and spare^H2347 me according to the greatness^H7230 of thy lovingkindness.^H2617

23 ♥ 📝 In those days^H3117 also saw^H7200 I the Jews^H3064 that had married^H3427 women^H802 of Ashdod,^H796 of Ammon,^H5984 [and] of Moab:^H4125

24 ♥ 📝 and their children^H1121 spake^H1696 half^H2677 in the speech of Ashdod,^H797 and could^H5234 not speak^H1696 in the Jews' language,^H3066 but according to the language^H3956 of each^H5971 people.^H5971

25 ♥ 📝 And I contended^H7378 with them, and cursed^H7043 them, and smote^H5221 certain^H582 of them, and plucked off their hair,^H4803 and made them swear^H7650 by God,^H430 [saying], Ye shall not give^H5414 your daughters^H1323 unto their sons,^H1121 nor take^H5375 their daughters^H1323 for your sons,^H1121 or for yourselves.

26 ♥ 📝 Did not Solomon^H8010 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 sin^H2398 by these things? yet among many^H7227 nations^H1471 was there no king^H4428 like him, and he was beloved^H157 of his God,^H430 and God^H430 made^H5414 him king^H4428 over all Israel:^H3478 nevertheless even him^H1571 did foreign^H5237 women^H802 cause to sin.^H2398

27 ♥ 📝 Shall we then hearken^H8085 unto you to do^H6213 all this great^H1419 evil,^H7451 to trespass^H4603 against our God^H430 in marrying^H3427 foreign^H5237 women?^H802

28 ♥ 📝 And one of the sons^H1121 of Joiada,^H3111 the son^H1121 of Eliashib^H475 the high^H1419 priest,^H3548 was son-in-law^H2860 to Sanballat^H5571 the Horonite:^H2772 therefore I chased^H1272 him from me.

29 ♥ 📝 Remember^H2142 them, O my God,^H430 because they have defiled^H1352 the priesthood,^H3550 and the covenant^H1285 of the priesthood,^H3550 and of the Levites.^H3881

30 ♥ 📝 Thus cleansed^H2891 I them from all foreigners,^H5236 and appointed^H5975 charges^H4931 for the priests^H3548 and for the Levites,^H3881 every one^H376 in his work;^H4399

31 ♥ 📝 and for the wood -^H6086 offering,^H7133 at times^H6256 appointed,^H2163 and for the first-fruits.^H1061 Remember^H2142 me, O my God,^H430 for good.^H2896