Nehemiah 12:30

And the priests and the Levites purified, and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

In Context

29And from the house of Galgal, and from the countries of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singing men had built themselves villages round about Jerusalem.

31And I made the princes of Juda go up upon the wall, and I appointed two great choirs to give praise. And they went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dunghill gate.

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Cross References

Genesis 35:2And Jacob having called together all his household, said: Cast away the strange gods that are among you, and be cleansed and change your garments.

Exodus 19:15He said to them: Be ready against the third day, and come not near your wives.

1 Chronicles 15:14So the priests and the Levites were sanctified, to carry the ark of the Lord the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 29:34But the priests were few, and were not enough to flay the holocausts: wherefore the Levites their brethren helped them, till the work was ended, and priests were sanctified, for the Levites are sanctified with an easier rite than the priests.

Nehemiah 13:22I spoke also to the Levites that they should be purified, and should come to keep the gates, and to sanctify the sabbath day: for this also remember me, O my God, and spare me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

Job 1:5And when the days of their feasting were gone about, Job sent to them, and sanctified them: and rising up early offered holocausts for every one of them. For he said: Lest perhaps my sons have sinned, and have blessed God in their hearts. So did Job all days.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 12:28-44

The Dedication of the Wall. ( b. c. 444.) 27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; 29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and… Read the whole commentary →

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