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Nehemiah 13

Neh. 13:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Remember
zakar (Hebrew #2142)
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; also (as denominative from 2145) to be male
KJV usage: X burn (incense), X earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, X still, think on, X well.
Pronounce: zaw-kar'
Origin: a primitive root
e me, O my 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
, concerning this, and wipe not out
machah (Hebrew #4229)
properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
KJV usage: abolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow, put out, reach unto, X utterly, wipe (away, out).
Pronounce: maw-khaw'
Origin: a primitive root
my τgood
checed (Hebrew #2617)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
KJV usage: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
Pronounce: kheh'-sed
Origin: from 2616
deeds that I have done
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
for 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 my 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
, and for the ψoffices
mishmar (Hebrew #4929)
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (fig.); also (as observed) a usage (abstr.), or an example (concr.)
KJV usage: diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
Pronounce: mish-mawr'
Origin: from 8104
thereof.
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Psa. 122:6‑9• 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
 7Peace be within thy bulwarks, prosperity within thy palaces.
 8For my brethren and companions' sakes I will say, Peace be within thee!
 9Because of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good. (Psa. 122:6‑9)
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Heb. 6:10• 10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and still ministering. (Heb. 6:10)
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kindnesses.
ψ
or, observations.

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Remember me.
Neh. 13:22,31• 22And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to hallow the sabbath day. Remember this also for me, my God, and spare me according to thy great loving-kindness!
 31and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good! (Neh. 13:22,31)
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Neh. 5:19• 19Remember for me, my God, for good, all that I have done for this people. (Neh. 5:19)
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Psa. 122:6‑9• 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
 7Peace be within thy bulwarks, prosperity within thy palaces.
 8For my brethren and companions' sakes I will say, Peace be within thee!
 9Because of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good. (Psa. 122:6‑9)
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Heb. 6:10• 10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and still ministering. (Heb. 6:10)
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Rev. 3:5• 5He that overcomes, *he* shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot his name out of the book of life, and will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. (Rev. 3:5)
wipe not.If thou wert strict to mark what is done amiss, even my good deeds must be wiped out:
but, Lord, remember me in thy mercy, and let my upright conduct be acceptable to Thee!
By some, Nehemiah has been thought to deal too much with God on the principle of merit.
That he wished God to remember him for good is sufficiently evident, and who does not wish the same? But that he expected heaven for his good deeds does not appear; for it is perfectly clear that he expected nothing from God but through the greatness of his mercy.
Neh. 13:22• 22And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to hallow the sabbath day. Remember this also for me, my God, and spare me according to thy great loving-kindness! (Neh. 13:22)
good deeds.
Heb. kindnesses.
house.
1 Chron. 29:3• 3And moreover, in my affection for the house of my God I have given of my own property of gold and silver, for the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the house of the sanctuary: (1 Chron. 29:3)
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2 Chron. 24:16• 16And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and toward his house. (2 Chron. 24:16)
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2 Chron. 31:20‑21• 20And thus did Hezekiah throughout Judah, and wrought what was good and right and true before Jehovah his God.
 21And in every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart and prospered. (2 Chron. 31:20‑21)
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Ezra 7:20,24,27• 20And whatever more shall be needful for the house of thy God which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.
 24Also we inform you, as regards all the priests and Levites, singers, doorkeepers, Nethinim, and ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, tax, and toll upon them.
 27Blessed be Jehovah the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem; (Ezra 7:20,24,27)
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Psa. 122:6‑9• 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
 7Peace be within thy bulwarks, prosperity within thy palaces.
 8For my brethren and companions' sakes I will say, Peace be within thee!
 9Because of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good. (Psa. 122:6‑9)
offices.
or, observations.
• It has often been pointed out that Nehemiah in his prayers was too much occupied with himself and his own good deeds. We do not say that it might not have been so, but they are capable of another interpretation. He was almost alone in the midst of prevailing corruption, and it was only in God that he found his strength and encouragement. (“Exposition on Nehemiah: Nehemiah 13” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deedsd which I have done for the house of my God, and for the charges thereof!

JND Translation Notes

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d
Chasidim, as 2 Chron. 32.32; 35.26. see 2 Sam. 22.26.