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Nehemiah 13

Neh. 13:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then contended
riyb (Hebrew #7378)
a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
KJV usage: adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, X ever, X lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, X thoroughly.
Pronounce: reeb
Origin: or ruwb {roob}
I with the rulers
cagan (Hebrew #5461)
a prefect of a province
KJV usage: prince, ruler.
Pronounce: saw-gawn'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to superintend
, and said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, Why is the house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
of God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
forsaken
`azab (Hebrew #5800)
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
KJV usage: commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, X surely.
Pronounce: aw-zab'
Origin: a primitive root
? And I gathered them together
qabats (Hebrew #6908)
to grasp, i.e. collect
KJV usage: assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, X surely, take up.
Pronounce: kaw-bats'
Origin: a primitive root
, and set
`amad (Hebrew #5975)
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
KJV usage: abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, + serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-)stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
Pronounce: aw-mad'
Origin: a primitive root
them in their λplace
`omed (Hebrew #5977)
a spot (as being fixed)
KJV usage: place, (+ where) stood, upright.
Pronounce: o'-med
Origin: from 5975
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λ
standing.

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God,
House,
House of God

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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contend.
Neh. 13:17,25• 17And I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this which ye do, profaning the sabbath day?
 25And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them and plucked off their hair, and adjured them by God saying, Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves. (Neh. 13:17,25)
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Neh. 5:6‑13• 6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
 7And I consulted with myself; and I remonstrated with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother! And I set a great assembly against them.
 8And I said to them, We, according to our ability, have redeemed our brethren the Jews, who were sold to the nations; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? And they were silent and found no answer.
 9And I said, The thing that ye do is not good. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, so as not to be the reproach of the nations our enemies?
 10I also, my brethren and my servants, we might exact usury of them, money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
 11Restore, I pray you, to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive-gardens, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine and the oil, that ye have exacted of them.
 12And they said, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, as thou hast said. And I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.
 13Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house and from his earnings, that performeth not this promise: even thus be he shaken out and emptied! And all the congregation said, Amen! And they praised Jehovah. And the people did according to this promise. (Neh. 5:6‑13)
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Job 31:34• 34Because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door, … (Job 31:34)
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Prov. 28:4• 4They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them. (Prov. 28:4)
Why is the house.
Neh. 10:39• 39For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the corn, of the new wine and the oil, into the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the doorkeepers and the singers. And we will not forsake the house of our God. (Neh. 10:39)
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1 Sam. 2:17• 17And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for men despised the offering of Jehovah. (1 Sam. 2:17)
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Mal. 3:8‑11• 8Will a man rob God? But ye rob me. And ye say, Wherein do we rob thee? In tithes and heave-offerings.
 9Ye are cursed with a curse; and me ye rob, even this whole nation.
 10Bring the whole tithe into the treasure-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I open not to you the windows of the heavens, and pour you out a blessing, till there be no place for it.
 11And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:8‑11)
place.
Heb. standing.
• It is interesting to note that the expression house of God is especially characteristic of this post-captivity period. It is used frequently in the Books of the Chronicles, but not once in Kings. This would seem contrary to circumstances. In the Book of Kings the glory of the Lord filled the temple, but by the time of the captivity that glory had departed. There seems, however, to have been a special sensitivity among the faithful who had returned from the captivity; they recognized that the temple was owned by God as His house, despite the absence of the Shekinah glory, and that there was a conduct suited to it (John 2:16). (“Eliashib and Tobiah - Neh. 13:4-14” by N. Simon)
• He thus went down to the root of the evil—forsaking the house of God (compare Heb. 10:25)—and at the same time dealt with those (the rulers) who were responsible for the neglect; for, if they were careless, the people would soon imitate their example. (“Exposition on Nehemiah: Nehemiah 13” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Then I contended with the rulersa, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them togetherb and set them in their place.

JND Translation Notes

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a
See Ezra 9.2.
b
i.e. the Levites and singers.