Nehemiah 13:27-30
King James Version
27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
28 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.
29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
30 Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
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Nehemiah 13:27-30
New King James Version
27 Should we then hear of your doing all this great evil, (A)transgressing against our God by marrying pagan women?”
28 And one of the sons (B)of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of (C)Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I drove him from me.
29 (D)Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and (E)the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
30 (F)Thus I cleansed them of everything pagan. I also (G)assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service,
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Nehemiah 13:27-30
English Standard Version
27 Shall we then listen to you and do all this great evil and (A)act treacherously against our God by marrying foreign women?”
28 And one of the sons of (B)Jehoiada, the son of (C)Eliashib the high priest, was the son-in-law of (D)Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I chased him from me. 29 (E)Remember them, O my God, because they have desecrated the priesthood (F)and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
30 (G)Thus I cleansed them from everything foreign, and I established the duties of the priests and Levites, each in his work;
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Nehemiah 13:27-30
New American Standard Bible
27 Has it not then been reported about you that you have committed all this great evil (A)by acting unfaithfully against our God, by [a]marrying foreign women?” 28 Even one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, became a son-in-law of (B)Sanballat the Horonite, so I chased him away from me. 29 (C)Remember them, my God, [b]because they have defiled the priesthood and the (D)covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
30 (E)So I purified them from everything foreign, and assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each in his work,
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- Nehemiah 13:27 Lit giving dwelling to
- Nehemiah 13:29 Lit for the defilements of
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