King James Version
Nehemiah 13:31 in the King James Version says “And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.” — study this verse from Nehemiah chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.”
Nehemiah 13:31 · KJV
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Remember”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
“me O my God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“for good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
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