King James Version
Nehemiah 13:3 in the King James Version says “Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.” — study this verse from Nehemiah chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.”
Nehemiah 13:3 · KJV
On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; they: Heb. there was read audience: Heb. ears
Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah: having: Heb. being set over
And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests. which: Heb. the commandment of the Levites
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“Now it came to pass when they had heard”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“that they separated”
H914to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all the mixed multitude”
H6154the web (or transverse threads of cloth); also a mixture, (or mongrel race)
“from Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
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