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Nehemiah 13

Neh. 13:22 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And I commanded
'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
the Levites
Leviyiy (Hebrew #3881)
patronymically from 3878; a Levite or descendant of Levi
KJV usage: Leviite.
Pronounce: lay-vee-ee'
Origin: or Leviy {lay-vee'}
that theyr should cleanse
taher (Hebrew #2891)
properly, to be bright; i.e. (by implication) to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
KJV usage: be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).
Pronounce: taw-hare'
Origin: a primitive root
themselves, and that they should come
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
and keep
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
the gates
sha`ar (Hebrew #8179)
an opening, i.e. door or gate
KJV usage: city, door, gate, port (X -er).
Pronounce: shah'-ar
Origin: from 8176 in its original sense
, to sanctify
qadash (Hebrew #6942)
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
KJV usage: appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), X wholly.
Pronounce: kaw-dash'
Origin: a primitive root
the sabbath
shabbath (Hebrew #7676)
intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath
KJV usage: (+ every) sabbath.
Pronounce: shab-bawth'
Origin: intensive from 7673
day
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
. 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
a 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 also, and spare
chuwc (Hebrew #2347)
properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
KJV usage: pity, regard, spare.
Pronounce: khoos
Origin: a primitive root
me according to the βgreatness
rob (Hebrew #7230)
abundance (in any respect)
KJV usage: abundance(- antly), all, X common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), X very (age).
Pronounce: robe
Origin: from 7231
of thy mercy
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
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Neh. 12:30• 30And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates and the wall. (Neh. 12:30)
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Neh. 13:14,31• 14Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds which I have done for the house of my God, and for the charges thereof!
 31and for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good! (Neh. 13:14,31)
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or, multitude.

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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I commanded.
Neh. 7:64‑65• 64These sought their genealogical register, but it was not found; therefore were they, as polluted, removed from the priesthood.
 65And the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up the priest with Urim and Thummim. (Neh. 7:64‑65)
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Neh. 12:30• 30And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates and the wall. (Neh. 12:30)
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2 Kings 23:4• 4And the king commanded Hilkijah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, to bring forth out of the temple of Jehovah all the vessels that had been made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of the heavens; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them to Bethel. (2 Kings 23:4)
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1 Chron. 15:12‑14• 12and he said to them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
 13For because ye did it not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
 14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah God of Israel. (1 Chron. 15:12‑14)
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2 Chron. 29:4‑5,24,27,30• 4And he brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together into the east street,
 5and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.
 24And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.
 27And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of Jehovah began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.
 30Moreover, Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises unto Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped. (2 Chron. 29:4‑5,24,27,30)
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Isa. 49:23• 23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with [their] faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I [am] Jehovah, and they that wait for me shall not be ashamed. (Isa. 49:23)
cleanse.
Neh. 12:10• 10And Jeshua begot Joiakim, and Joiakim begot Eliashib, and Eliashib begot Joiada, (Neh. 12:10)
sanctify.
Deut. 5:12• 12Keep the Sabbath day to hallow it, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee. (Deut. 5:12)
Remember.
Neh. 13:14,31• 14Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds which I have done for the house of my God, and for the charges thereof!
 31and for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good! (Neh. 13:14,31)
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Neh. 5:19• 19Think upon me, my God, for good; according to all that I have done for this people. (Neh. 5:19)
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Psa. 132:1‑5• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Jehovah, remember for David all his humiliation;
 2How he swore to Jehovah,{HR}Vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
 3I will not (if I) come into my house's tent,{HR}Nor go up on my bed's couch;
 4I will not give sleep to mine eyes,{HR}Slumber to mine eyelids,
 5Until I find a place for Jehovah,{HR}Tabernacles for the Mighty One of Jacob. (Psa. 132:1‑5)
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Isa. 38:3• 3and said, Remember now, Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done [that which is] good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept much. (Isa. 38:3)
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2 Cor. 1:12• 12For our boasting is this, the testimony of our conscience that in holiness f and sincerity before God, not in carnal wisdom but in God's grace, we conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly towards you. (2 Cor. 1:12)
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2 Tim. 4:7‑8• 7The good combat I have combated, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept:
 8henceforth is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me in that day; and not to me only, but also to all those that love his appearing. (2 Tim. 4:7‑8)
spare me.
Psa. 25:6‑7• 6Remember thy tender mercies, O Jehovah,{HR}And thy kindness, for they [are] from everlasting.
 7The sins of my youth and my transgressions remember thou not;{HR}According to thy mercy remember thou me,{HR}For thy goodness sake, O Jehovah. (Psa. 25:6‑7)
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Psa. 51:1• 1To the chief musician, a psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him after he went unto Bathsheba.{HR}Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy mercy:{HR}According to the multitude of thy compassions blot out my transgressions. (Psa. 51:1)
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Psa. 130:3‑4,7• 3If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities,{HR}Lord, who shall stand?
 4But with thee [is] the forgiveness,{HR}That thou mayest be feared.
 7Hope, Israel, for Jehovah,{HR}For with Jehovah [is] the mercy;{HR}And plenteously with him [is] ransom; (Psa. 130:3‑4,7)
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Psa. 143:1‑2• 1A psalm of David.{HR}Jehovah, hear my prayer, give ear to my supplications;{HR}In thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness.
 2And enter not into judgment with thy servant,{HR}For none living shall be just in thy presence. (Psa. 143:1‑2)
greatness.
or, multitude.
Psa. 5:7• 7But as for me, in the greatness of thy mercy I will come into thy house,{HR}I will worship towards the temple of thy holiness in thy fear. (Psa. 5:7)
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Isa. 55:7• 7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. (Isa. 55:7)
• Mr. Darby wrote: The Lord’s day is a most precious gift from Him, and the true Christian enjoys it with all his heart; and, if he is faithful, he finds himself in the Spirit to enjoy God, happy to be freed from material labor to adore God as his Father, and to enjoy communion with the Lord. It is always a bad sign when a Christian talks of his liberty and makes use of it to neglect the Lord, in order to give himself to the material work of the world. However free a Christian may be, he is free from the world and from the law, in order to serve the Lord. (“Profaning of the Sabbath - Neh. 13:15-22” by N. Simon)
• It is a beautiful picture of one devoted man seeking with all his might to stem the rushing tide of evil. To human eyes it might seem a hopeless struggle, and even, as to outward results, a failure. But it was God's battle that Nehemiah was fighting, and he knew it; and if but faithful to Him there could never be defeat. God is the appraiser of the conflict, and He counts as victory what human eyes regard as disaster. (See Isa. 49:4-6.) (“Exposition on Nehemiah: Nehemiah 13” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And 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!

W. Kelly Translation

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And 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!

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)