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Nehemiah 13

Neh. 13:29 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
o them, 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
, θbecause they have defiled
go'el (Hebrew #1352)
profanation
KJV usage: defile.
Pronounce: go'-el
Origin: from 1351
the priesthood
khunnah (Hebrew #3550)
priesthood
KJV usage: priesthood, priest's office.
Pronounce: keh-hoon-naw'
Origin: from 3547
, and the covenant
briyth (Hebrew #1285)
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
KJV usage: confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Pronounce: ber-eeth'
Origin: from 1262 (in the sense of cutting (like 1254))
p of the priesthood
khunnah (Hebrew #3550)
priesthood
KJV usage: priesthood, priest's office.
Pronounce: keh-hoon-naw'
Origin: from 3547
, and of 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'}
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Neh. 6:14• 14My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. (Neh. 6:14)
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for the defilings.
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Mal. 2:4,10• 4And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.
 10Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers? (Mal. 2:4,10)

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Covenant,
God,
Levites,
Priest; Priesthood

Cross References

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Remember.
Neh. 6:14• 14My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. (Neh. 6:14)
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Psa. 59:5‑13• 5Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
 6They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
 7Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
 8But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
 9Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
 10The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
 11Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
 12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
 13Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah. (Psa. 59:5‑13)
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2 Tim. 4:14• 14Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: (2 Tim. 4:14)
because they have defiled.
Heb. for the defilings of.
Lev. 21:1‑7• 1And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
 2But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
 3And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
 4But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
 5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
 6They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
 7They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God. (Lev. 21:1‑7)
the covenant.
Num. 16:9‑10• 9Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
 10And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also? (Num. 16:9‑10)
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Num. 25:12‑13• 12Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
 13And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel. (Num. 25:12‑13)
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1 Sam. 2:30• 30Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. (1 Sam. 2:30)
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Mal. 2:4‑8,10‑12• 4And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.
 5My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
 6The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
 7For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
 8But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.
 10Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
 11Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
 12The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lord of hosts. (Mal. 2:4‑8,10‑12)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Remember them, my God, for they are polluters of the priesthood, and of the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites!