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Selected Verse: Nehemiah 13:30 - Strong Concordance
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| Ne 13:30 |
Strong Concordance |
Thus cleansed [02891] I them from all strangers [05236], and appointed [05975] the wards [04931] of the priests [03548] and the Levites [03881], every one [0376] in his business [04399]; |
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King James |
Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The wards - Rather, "the offices or observances." Nehemiah's arrangement is probably that described in Neh 11:10-22.
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| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
Nehemiah concludes his work with a short summary of what he had effected for the community. "I cleansed them from all strangers" (comp. Neh 13:23., Neh 9:2; Neh 13:1.), "and appointed the services for the priests and Levites, each in his business, and for the wood-offering at times appointed (Neh 10:35), and for the first-fruits" (Neh 10:36.). The suffix to וטהרתּים refers to the Jews. נכר, strange, means foreign heathen customs, and chiefly marriages with heathen women, Neh 13:23., Neh 9:2; Neh 13:1. משׁמרות העמיד, properly to set a watch, here used in the more general sense of to appoint posts of service for the priests and Levites, i.e., to arrange for the attendance upon those offices which they had to perform at their posts in the temple, according to the law; comp. Neh 10:37, Neh 10:39; Neh 12:44-46; Neh 13:13. וּלקרבּן and ולבּכּוּרים, Neh 13:31, still depend on משׁמרות ואעמידה: I appointed the attendance for the delivery of the wood for the altar at appointed times (comp. Neh 10:35), and for the first-fruits, i.e., for bringing into the sanctuary the heave-offering for the priests. The בּכּוּרים are named as pars pro toto, instead of all the תרוּמות prescribed by the law. On the arrangements connected with these two subjects, viz., the purification from heathen practices, and the restoration of the regular performance of divine worship, was Nehemiah's whole energy concentrated, after the fortification of Jerusalem by a wall of circumvallation had been completed. He thus earned a lasting claim to the gratitude of the congregation of his fellow-countryman that returned from Babylon, and could conclude his narrative with the prayer that God would remember him for good. On this frequently-repeated supplication (comp. Neh 13:14, Neh 13:22, and Neh 5:19) Rambach justly remarks: magnam Nehemiae pietatem spirat. This piety is, however - as we cannot fail also to perceive - strongly pervaded by the legal spirit of post-Babylonian Judaism.
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10 Of the priests [03548]: Jedaiah [03048] the son [01121] of Joiarib [03114], Jachin [03199].
11 Seraiah [08304] the son [01121] of Hilkiah [02518], the son [01121] of Meshullam [04918], the son [01121] of Zadok [06659], the son [01121] of Meraioth [04812], the son [01121] of Ahitub [0285], was the ruler [05057] of the house [01004] of God [0430].
12 And their brethren [0251] that did [06213] the work [04399] of the house [01004] were eight [08083] hundred [03967] twenty [06242] and two [08147]: and Adaiah [05718] the son [01121] of Jeroham [03395], the son [01121] of Pelaliah [06421], the son [01121] of Amzi [0557], the son [01121] of Zechariah [02148], the son [01121] of Pashur [06583], the son [01121] of Malchiah [04441],
13 And his brethren [0251], chief [07218] of the fathers [01], two [08147] hundred [03967] forty [0705] and two [08147]: and Amashai [06023] the son [01121] of Azareel [05832], the son [01121] of Ahasai [0273], the son [01121] of Meshillemoth [04919], the son [01121] of Immer [0564],
14 And their brethren [0251], mighty men [01368] of valour [02428], an hundred [03967] twenty [06242] and eight [08083]: and their overseer [06496] was Zabdiel [02068], the son [01121] of one of the great men [01419].
15 Also of the Levites [03881]: Shemaiah [08098] the son [01121] of Hashub [02815], the son [01121] of Azrikam [05840], the son [01121] of Hashabiah [02811], the son [01121] of Bunni [01138];
16 And Shabbethai [07678] and Jozabad [03107], of the chief [07218] of the Levites [03881], had the oversight of the outward [02435] business [04399] of the house [01004] of God [0430].
17 And Mattaniah [04983] the son [01121] of Micha [04316], the son [01121] of Zabdi [02067], the son [01121] of Asaph [0623], was the principal [07218] to begin [08462] the thanksgiving [03034] in prayer [08605]: and Bakbukiah [01229] the second [04932] among his brethren [0251], and Abda [05653] the son [01121] of Shammua [08051], the son [01121] of Galal [01559], the son [01121] of Jeduthun [03038].
18 All the Levites [03881] in the holy [06944] city [05892] were two hundred [03967] fourscore [08084] and four [0702].
19 Moreover the porters [07778], Akkub [06126], Talmon [02929], and their brethren [0251] that kept [08104] the gates [08179], were an hundred [03967] seventy [07657] and two [08147].
20 And the residue [07605] of Israel [03478], of the priests [03548], and the Levites [03881], were in all the cities [05892] of Judah [03063], every one [0376] in his inheritance [05159].
21 But the Nethinims [05411] dwelt [03427] in Ophel [06077]: and Ziha [06727] and Gispa [01658] were over the Nethinims [05411].
22 The overseer [06496] also of the Levites [03881] at Jerusalem [03389] was Uzzi [05813] the son [01121] of Bani [01137], the son [01121] of Hashabiah [02811], the son [01121] of Mattaniah [04983], the son [01121] of Micha [04316]. Of the sons [01121] of Asaph [0623], the singers [07891] were over [05048] the business [04399] of the house [01004] of God [0430].
19 Think [02142] upon me, my God [0430], for good [02896], according to all that I have done [06213] for this people [05971].
22 And I commanded [0559] the Levites [03881] that they should cleanse [02891] themselves, and that they should come [0935] and keep [08104] the gates [08179], to sanctify [06942] the sabbath [07676] day [03117]. Remember [02142] me, O my God [0430], concerning this also, and spare [02347] me according to the greatness [07230] of thy mercy [02617].
14 Remember [02142] me, O my God [0430], concerning this, and wipe not out [04229] my good [02617] deeds that I have done [06213] for the house [01004] of my God [0430], and for the offices [04929] thereof.
35 And to bring [0935] the firstfruits [01061] of our ground [0127], and the firstfruits [01061] of all fruit [06529] of all trees [06086], year [08141] by year [08141], unto the house [01004] of the LORD [03068]:
31 And for the wood [06086] offering [07133], at times [06256] appointed [02163], and for the firstfruits [01061]. Remember [02142] me, O my God [0430], for good [02896].
13 And I made treasurers [0686] over the treasuries [0214], Shelemiah [08018] the priest [03548], and Zadok [06659] the scribe [05608], and of the Levites [03881], Pedaiah [06305]: and next to them [03027] was Hanan [02605] the son [01121] of Zaccur [02139], the son [01121] of Mattaniah [04983]: for they were counted [02803] faithful [0539], and their office was to distribute [02505] unto their brethren [0251].
44 And at that time [03117] were some [0582] appointed [06485] over the chambers [05393] for the treasures [0214], for the offerings [08641], for the firstfruits [07225], and for the tithes [04643], to gather [03664] into them out of the fields [07704] of the cities [05892] the portions [04521] of the law [08451] for the priests [03548] and Levites [03881]: for Judah [03063] rejoiced [08057] for the priests [03548] and for the Levites [03881] that waited [05975].
45 And both the singers [07891] and the porters [07778] kept [08104] the ward [04931] of their God [0430], and the ward [04931] of the purification [02893], according to the commandment [04687] of David [01732], and of Solomon [08010] his son [01121].
46 For in the days [03117] of David [01732] and Asaph [0623] of old [06924] there were chief [07218] of the singers [07891], and songs [07892] of praise [08416] and thanksgiving [03034] unto God [0430].
39 For the children [01121] of Israel [03478] and the children [01121] of Levi [03878] shall bring [0935] the offering [08641] of the corn [01715], of the new wine [08492], and the oil [03323], unto the chambers [03957], where are the vessels [03627] of the sanctuary [04720], and the priests [03548] that minister [08334], and the porters [07778], and the singers [07891]: and we will not forsake [05800] the house [01004] of our God [0430].
37 And that we should bring [0935] the firstfruits [07225] of our dough [06182], and our offerings [08641], and the fruit [06529] of all manner of trees [06086], of wine [08492] and of oil [03323], unto the priests [03548], to the chambers [03957] of the house [01004] of our God [0430]; and the tithes [04643] of our ground [0127] unto the Levites [03881], that the same Levites [03881] might have the tithes [06237] in all the cities [05892] of our tillage [05656].
1 On that day [03117] they read [07121] in the book [05612] of Moses [04872] in the audience [0241] of the people [05971]; and therein was found [04672] written [03789], that the Ammonite [05984] and the Moabite [04125] should not come [0935] into the congregation [06951] of God [0430] for [05704] ever [05769];
2 And the seed [02233] of Israel [03478] separated [0914] themselves from all strangers [01121] [05236], and stood [05975] and confessed [03034] their sins [02403], and the iniquities [05771] of their fathers [01].
23 In those days [03117] also saw [07200] I Jews [03064] that had married [03427] wives [0802] of Ashdod [0796], of Ammon [05984], and of Moab [04125]:
36 Also the firstborn [01060] of our sons [01121], and of our cattle [0929], as it is written [03789] in the law [08451], and the firstlings [01062] of our herds [01241] and of our flocks [06629], to bring [0935] to the house [01004] of our God [0430], unto the priests [03548] that minister [08334] in the house [01004] of our God [0430]:
35 And to bring [0935] the firstfruits [01061] of our ground [0127], and the firstfruits [01061] of all fruit [06529] of all trees [06086], year [08141] by year [08141], unto the house [01004] of the LORD [03068]:
1 On that day [03117] they read [07121] in the book [05612] of Moses [04872] in the audience [0241] of the people [05971]; and therein was found [04672] written [03789], that the Ammonite [05984] and the Moabite [04125] should not come [0935] into the congregation [06951] of God [0430] for [05704] ever [05769];
2 And the seed [02233] of Israel [03478] separated [0914] themselves from all strangers [01121] [05236], and stood [05975] and confessed [03034] their sins [02403], and the iniquities [05771] of their fathers [01].
23 In those days [03117] also saw [07200] I Jews [03064] that had married [03427] wives [0802] of Ashdod [0796], of Ammon [05984], and of Moab [04125]: