Nehemiah 13:3-5

Expanded Bible

³ When the people heard this ·teaching [law; instruction; ^LTorah], they ·separated [excluded; removed] all foreigners [^Cincluding people of mixed ancestry] from Israel.

Nehemiah Returns to Jerusalem

⁴ Before that happened, Eliashib the priest, who was ·in charge of [appointed over] the ·Temple [^Lhouse] storerooms, was ·friendly with [or a relative of] Tobiah. ⁵ Eliashib let Tobiah use one of the large storerooms. Earlier it had been used for ·grain [^Lgift; tribute] offerings [Lev. 2:3], incense, the ·utensils [vessels], and the ·tenth offerings [tithes] of grain, new wine, and olive oil ·that belonged to [commanded/prescribed for] the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers. It had also been used for ·gifts [contributions; offerings] for the priests.