Nehemiah 13:29

Remember them, O my God,—on account of the Defilings of the Priesthood, and the Covenant of the Priesthood, and of the Levites.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.

In Context

28And, one of the sons of Joiada, son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite,—therefore I chased him from me.

30So I purified them from everything foreign,—and appointed charges unto the priests and unto the Levites, every one in his work;

Read all of Nehemiah 13

Cross References

Leviticus 21:1And Yahweh said unto Moses, Say unto the priests, the sons of Aaron,—yea thou shalt say unto them, For a dead person, shall no one make himself unclean among his people:

Leviticus 21:15So shall he not profane his seed, among his kinsfolk,—For I—Yahweh, do hallow him.

Numbers 16:9Is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel hath separated you from the assembly of Israel, to bring you near unto himself,—to do the laborious work of the habitation of Yahweh, and to stand before the assembly, to wait upon them?

1 Samuel 2:30Hence, the oracle of Yahweh God of Israel, I, said, that, thy house, and the house of thy father, should go to and fro in my presence, unto times age-abiding: But, now, (is the oracle of Yahweh)—Be it far from me! For, them who honour me, will I honour, but, they who despise me, shall be lightly esteemed.

Psalms 59:5Thou, therefore, O Yahweh, God of hosts, God of Israel, Awake, to visit all the nations, Do not show favour to any iniquitous traitors. [Selah.]

Malachi 2:4So shall ye know that I sent unto you this charge,—as being my covenant with Levi, saith Yahweh of hosts.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 13:24-31

The Dismissal of Strange Wives. ( b. c. 434.) 23 In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab: 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. 25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Nehemiah 13:29