Nehemiah 13 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Now prior ^H6440 to this ^H2088, Eliashib ^H475 the priest ^H3548, who was put ^H5414 in charge over the chambers ^H3957 of the house ^H1004 of our God ^H430, being [fn]related ^H7138 to Tobiah ^H2900,

I also came to know ^H3045 that the portions ^H4521 of the Levites ^H3881 had not been given ^H5414 them, so the Levites ^H3881 and the singers ^H7891 who did ^H6213 the work ^H4399 had fled ^H1272, each ^H376 to his own field ^H7704.

In those ^H1992 days ^H3117 I saw ^H7200 in Judah ^H3063 some who were treading ^H1869 wine ^H1660 presses ^H1660 on the sabbath ^H7676, and bringing ^H935 in ^H935 sacks ^H6194 of ^H6194 grain ^H6194 and loading ^H6006 them on donkeys ^H2543, as well ^H637 as wine ^H3196, grapes ^H6025, figs ^H8384 and all ^H3605 kinds of loads ^H4853, and they brought ^H935 them into Jerusalem ^H3389 on the sabbath ^H7676 day ^H3117. So I testified ^H5749 against them on the day ^H3117 they sold ^H4376 food ^H6718.

Now it happened ^H1961 that just ^H834 as it grew ^H6751 dark ^H6751 at the gates ^H8179 of Jerusalem ^H3389 before ^H6440 the sabbath ^H7676, I said ^H559 the word, and the doors ^H1817 were shut ^H5462. Then I said ^H559 that they should not open ^H6605 them until ^H5704 after ^H310 the sabbath ^H7676. Then I had some of my young ^H5288 men ^H5288 stand ^H5975 at the gates ^H8179 so that no ^H3808 load ^H4853 would enter ^H935 on the sabbath ^H7676 day ^H3117.

In those ^H1992 days ^H3117 I also ^H1571 saw ^H7200 that the Jews ^H3064 had [fn]married ^H3427 women ^H802 from Ashdod ^H796, Ammon ^H5985, and Moab ^H4125.

Thus I cleansed ^H2891 them from everything ^H3605 foreign ^H5236 and ensured that the responsibilities ^H4931 stood ^H5975 for the priests ^H3548 and the Levites ^H3881, each ^H376 in his work ^H4399,