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  13:1 ¶
In that day they read in the book of Mosheh{gr.Moses} in the ears of the people; and it was found written in it, that the Ammonites and Moabites should not enter into the congregation of God for ever; |
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13:1 ¶
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 Elohim°
for°
ever;°° |
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13:2
because they met not the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them: but our God turned the curse into a blessing. |
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13:2
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 Elohim°
turned°°
the curse°
into a blessing.° |
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13:3
And it came to pass, when they heard the law, that they were separated, [even] every alien in Israel. |
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13:3
Now it came to pass,°
when they had heard°°°
the law,°
that they separated°°
from Israel°°
all°
the mixed multitude.° |
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13:4 ¶
And before this time Eliashib{gr.Eliasib} the priest dwelt in the treasury of the house of our God, connected with Tobiah{gr.Tobias}; |
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13:4 ¶
And before°
this,°°
Eliashib°
the priest,°
having the oversight°°
of the chamber°
of the house°
of our Elohim,°
[was] allied°
unto Tobiah:° |
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13:5
and he made himself a great treasury, and there they were formerly in the habit of bestowing the offerings, and the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithe of the corn, and the wine, and the oil, the ordered portion of the Levites, and singers, and porters; and the first-fruits of the priests. |
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13:5
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.° |
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13:6
But in all this [time] I was not in Jerusalem; for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes{gr.Arthasastha} king of Babylon I came to the king, and after a certain time I made my request of the king; |
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13:6
But in all°
this°
[time] was°
not°
I at Jerusalem:°
for°
in the two°
and thirtieth°
year°
of Artaxerxes°
king°
of Babylon°
came°°
I unto°
the king,°
and after°
certain days°
obtained I leave°°
of°
the king:° |
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13:7
and I came to Jerusalem, and I understood the mischief which Eliashib{gr.Eliasib} had done in the case of Tobiah{gr.Tobias}, in making for him a treasury in the court of the house of God. |
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13:7
And I came°°
to Jerusalem,°
and understood°°
of the evil°
that°
Eliashib°
did°°
for Tobiah,°
in preparing°°
him a chamber°
in the courts°
of the house°
of Elohim.° |
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13:8
And it appeared very evil to me: so I cast forth all the furniture of the house of Tobiah{gr.Tobias} from the treasury. |
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13:8
And it grieved°°°
me sore:°
therefore I cast forth°°°
all°
the household°
stuff°
of Tobiah°
out°
of°°
the chamber.° |
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13:9
And I gave orders, and they purified the treasuries: and I restored thither the vessels of the house of God, [and] the offerings, and the frankincense. |
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13:9
Then I commanded,°°
and they cleansed°°
the chambers:°
and thither°
brought I again°°
the vessels°
of the house°
of Elohim,°
with°
the meat offering°
and the frankincense.° |
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13:10 ¶
And I understood that the portion of the Levites had not been given: and they had fled every one to his field, the Levites and the singers doing the work. |
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13:10 ¶
And I perceived°°
that°
the portions°
of the Levites°
had not°
been given°°
[them]: for the Levites°
and the singers,°°
that did°°
the work,°
were fled°°
every one°
to his field.° |
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13:11
And I strove with the commanders, and said, Wherefore has the house of God been abandoned? and I assembled them, and set them in their place. |
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13:11
Then contended°°
I with°
the rulers,°
and said,°°
Why°
is the house°
of Elohim°
forsaken?°°
And I gathered them together,°°
and set°°
them in°
their place.° |
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13:12
And all Judah{gr.Juda} brought a tithe of the wheat and the wine and the oil into the treasuries, |
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13:12
Then brought°°
all°
Judah°
the tithe°
of the corn°
and the new wine°
and the oil°
unto the treasuries.° |
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13:13
to the charge of Shelemiah{gr.Selemia} the priest, and Zadok{gr.Sadoc} the scribe, and Pedaiah{gr.Phadaea} of the Levites: and next to them [was] Hanan{gr.Anan} the son of Zaccur{gr.Zacchur}, son of Mattaniah{gr.Matthanias}; for they were accounted faithful: [it was] their office to distribute to their brethren. |
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13:13
And I made treasurers°°
over°
the treasuries,°
Shelemiah°
the priest,°
and Zadok°
the scribe,°°
and of°
the Levites,°
Pedaiah:°
and next to°°
them°
[was] Hanan°
the son°
of Zaccur,°
the son°
of Mattaniah:°
for°
they were counted°°
faithful,°°
and their office°
[was] to distribute°°
unto their brethren.° |
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13:14
Remember me, O God, in this, and let not my kindness be forgotten which I have wrought in [regard to] the house of the Lord God. |
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13:14
Remember°°
me, O my Elohim,°
concerning°
this,°
and wipe not out°°°
my good°
deeds°
that°
I have done°°
for the house°
of my Elohim,°
and for the offices°
thereof. |
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13:15 ¶
In those days I saw in Judah{gr.Juda} [men] treading wine-presses on the sabbath, and carrying sheaves, and loading asses with both wine, and grapes, and figs, and every [kind of] burden, and bringing them into Jerusalem on the sabbath-day: |
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13:15 ¶
In those°
days°
saw°°
I in Judah°
[some] treading°°
wine presses°
on the sabbath,°
and bringing in°°
sheaves,°
and lading°°°
asses;°
as also°
wine,°
grapes,°
and figs,°
and all°
[manner of] burdens,°
which they brought°°
into°
Jerusalem°
on the sabbath°
day:°
and I testified°°
[against them] in the day°
wherein they sold°°
victuals.° |
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13:16
and I testified in the day of their sale. Also their dwelt in it [men] bringing fish, and selling every [kind of] merchandise to the children of Judah{gr.Juda} and in Jerusalem on the sabbath. |
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13:16
There dwelt°°
men of Tyre°
also therein, which brought°°
fish,°°
and all°
manner of ware,°
and sold°°
on the sabbath°
unto the children°
of Judah,°
and in Jerusalem.° |
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13:17
And I strove with the free children of Judah{gr.Juda}, and said to them, What [is] this evil thing which ye do, and profane the sabbath-day? |
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13:17
Then I contended°°
with°
the nobles°
of Judah,°
and said°°
unto them, What°
evil°
thing°
[is] this°
that°
ye°
do,°°
and profane°°°
the sabbath°
day?° |
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13:18
Did not your fathers thus, and our God brought upon them and upon us and upon this city all these evils? and do ye bring additional wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath? |
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13:18
Did°°
not°
your fathers°
thus,°
and did°°
not our Elohim°
bring°°°
all°
this°
evil°
upon°
us, and upon°
this°
city?°
yet ye°
bring°°
more°°
wrath°
upon°
Israel°
by profaning°°°
the sabbath.° |
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13:19
And it came to pass, when the gates were set up in Jerusalem, before the sabbath, that I spoke, and they shut the gates; and I gave orders that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and I set [some] of my servants at the gates, that none should bring [in] burdens on the sabbath-day. |
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13:19
And it came to pass,°
that when°
the gates°
of Jerusalem°
began to be dark°°
before°
the sabbath,°
I commanded°°
that the gates°
should be shut,°°
and charged°°
that°
they should not°
be opened°°
till°
after°
the sabbath:°
and [some] of my servants°°
set°°
I at°
the gates,°
[that] there should no°
burden°
be brought in°°
on the sabbath°
day.° |
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13:20
So all [the merchants] lodged, and carried on traffic without Jerusalem once or twice. |
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13:20
So the merchants°°
and sellers°°
of all°
kind of ware°
lodged°°
without°°
Jerusalem°
once°
or twice.° |
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13:21
Then I testified against them, and said to them, Why do ye lodge in front of the wall? if ye do so again, I will stretch out my hand upon you. From that time they came not on the sabbath. |
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13:21
Then I testified°°
against them, and said°°
unto°
them, Why°
lodge°°
ye°
about°
the wall?°
if°
ye do [so] again,°°
I will lay°°
hands°
on you. From°
that°
time°
forth came°°
they no°
[more] on the sabbath.° |
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13:22
And I told the Levites who were purifying themselves, and came and kept the gates, that they should sanctify the sabbath-day. Remember me, O God, for these things, and spare me according to the abundance of thy mercy. |
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13:22
And I commanded°°
the Levites°
that°
they should°
cleanse°°
themselves,°
and [that] they should come°°
[and] keep°°
the gates,°
to sanctify°°°
the sabbath°
day.°
Remember°°
me, O my Elohim,°
[concerning] this°
also,°
and spare°°°
me according to the greatness°
of thy mercy.° |
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13:23 ¶
And in those days I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab: |
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13:23 ¶
In those°
days°
also°
saw°°
I°
Jews°
[that] had married°°
wives°
of Ashdod,°
of Ammon,°
[and] of Moab:° |
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13:24
and their children spoke half in the language of Ashdod, and did not know how to speak in the Jewish language. |
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13:24
And their children°
spake°°
half°
in the speech of Ashdod,°
and could°°
not°
speak°°
in the Jews' language,°
but according to the language°
of each°
people.° |
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13:25
And I strove with them and cursed them; and I smote some of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, and ye shall not take of their daughters to your sons. |
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13:25
And I contended°°
with°
them, and cursed°°
them, and smote°°
certain°°
of°
them, and plucked off their hair,°°
and made them swear°°
by Elohim,°
[saying], Ye shall not°
give°°
your daughters°
unto their sons,°
nor°
take°°
their daughters°°
unto your sons,°
or for yourselves. |
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13:26
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin thus? though there was no king like him among many nations, and he was beloved of God, and God made him king over all Israel; yet strange women turned him aside. |
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13:26
Did not°
Solomon°
king°
of Israel°
sin°°
by°
these things?°
yet among many°
nations°
was°
there no°
king°
like him,°
who was°
beloved°°
of his Elohim,°
and Elohim°
made°°
him king°
over°
all°
Israel:°
nevertheless°
even him°
did outlandish°
women°
cause to sin.°° |
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13:27
So we will not hearken to you to do all this evil, to break covenant with our God,-- to marry strange wives. |
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13:27
Shall we then hearken°°
unto you to do°°°
all°
this°
great°
evil,°
to transgress°°
against our Elohim°
in marrying°°
strange°
wives?° |
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13:28
And Eliashib{gr.Elisub} the high priest, [one] of the sons of Joada, [being] son-in-law of Sanballat{gr.Sanaballat} the Uranite, I chased him away from me. |
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13:28
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. |
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13:29
Remember them, O God, for their [false] connection with the priesthood, and [the breaking] the covenant of the priesthood, and [for defiling] the Levites. |
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13:29
Remember°°
them, O my Elohim,°
because°
they have defiled°
the priesthood,°
and the covenant°
of the priesthood,°
and of the Levites.° |
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13:30
So I purged them from all foreign connection, and established courses for the priests and the Levites, [every] man according to his work. |
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13:30
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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13:31
And the offering of the wood-bearers [was] at certain set times, and in the [times of the] first-fruits. Remember me, O our God, for good. |
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13:31
And for the wood°
offering,°
at times°
appointed,°°
and for the firstfruits.°
Remember°°
me, O my Elohim,°
for good.° |
