Nehemiah 13:30

And I have cleansed them from every stranger, and appoint charges to priests and to Levites, each in his work,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;

In Context

29Be mindful of them, O my God, for the redeemed of the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.

31and for the wood-offering at appointed times, and for first-fruits. Be mindful of me, O my God, for good.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:1And David is old, and satisfied with days, and causeth his son Solomon to reign over Israel,

Nehemiah 10:30and that we give not our daughters to the peoples of the land, and their daughters we take not to our sons;

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 →

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