King James Version
Nehemiah 13:30 in the King James Version says “Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his busine...” — study this verse from Nehemiah chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;”
Nehemiah 13:30 · KJV
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites. because: Heb. for the defilings
Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
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“Thus cleansed”
H2891to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“I them from all strangers”
H5236foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
“and appointed”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
“the wards”
H4931watch, i.e., the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e., (
“of the priests”
H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
“every one”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“in his business”
H4399properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
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