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Nehemiah 13:30 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 13 · verse 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 · King James Version
Nehemiah 13:30 in context
28And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
29Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
30Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
31And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- strangersnêkârforeign, or a foreigner, or heathendomH5236 →
- appointedʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
- cleansedṭâhêrto be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulteratedH2891 →
- priestskôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- LevitesLêvîyîya Levite or descendant of LeviH3881 →
- wardsmishmerethwatchH4931 →
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We have here one instance more of Nehemiah's pious zeal for the purifying of his countrymen as a peculiar people to God; that was the thing he aimed at in the use of his power, not the enriching of himself. See here, I. How they had corrupted themselves by marrying strange wives.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 23-31