Verse 13

Nehemiah 13:13

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13 And I made controllers over the store-houses, Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and with them was Hanan, the son of Zaccur the son of Mattaniah: they were taken to be true men and their business was the distribution of these things to their brothers.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וָ/אוֹצְרָ֣/ה עַל א֠וֹצָרוֹת שֶׁלֶמְיָ֨ה הַ/כֹּהֵ֜ן וְ/צָד֣וֹק הַ/סּוֹפֵ֗ר וּ/פְדָיָה֙ מִן הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם וְ/עַל יָדָ֔/ם חָנָ֥ן בֶּן זַכּ֖וּר בֶּן מַתַּנְיָ֑ה כִּ֤י נֶאֱמָנִים֙ נֶחְשָׁ֔בוּ וַ/עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם לַ/חֲלֹ֥ק לַ/אֲחֵי/הֶֽם

English Translation

And I/treasure upon the treasures of Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe and Pedaiah from the Levites, and by their hands was Chanan son of Zakkur son of Mattaniah, for they were considered trustworthy, and upon them was the allotment to their brothers.

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Chapter 13 Context

1 On that day there was a reading from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and they saw th... Focus ↗

2 Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Bal... Focus ↗

3 So after hearing the law, they took out of Israel all the mixed people. Focus ↗

4 Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who had been placed over the rooms of the house of our God (El... Focus ↗

5 Had made ready for him a great room, where at one time they kept the meal offerings, the perfume, an... Focus ↗

6 But all this time I was not at Jerusalem: for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, king of Babyl... Focus ↗

7 And I came to Jerusalem; and it was clear to me what evil Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in making re... Focus ↗

8 And it was evil in my eyes: so I had all Tobiah's things put out of the room. Focus ↗

9 Then I gave orders, and they made the rooms clean: and I put back in them the vessels of the house o... Focus ↗

10 And I saw that the Levites had not been given what was needed for their support; so that the Levites... Focus ↗

11 Then I made protests to the chiefs, and said, Why has the house of God (Elohim) been given up? And I... Focus ↗

12 Then all Judah came with the tenth part of the grain and wine and oil and put it into the store-hous... Focus ↗

13 And I made controllers over the store-houses, Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the...

14 Keep me in mind, O my God (Elohim), in connection with this, and do not let the good which I have do... Focus ↗

15 In those days, I saw in Judah some who were crushing grapes on the Sabbath, and getting in grain and... Focus ↗

16 And there were men of Tyre there, who came with fish and all sorts of goods, trading with the childr... Focus ↗

17 Then I made protests to the chiefs of Judah, and said to them, What is this evil which you are doing... Focus ↗

18 Did not your fathers do the same, and did not our God (Elohim) send all this evil on us and on this... Focus ↗

19 And so, when the streets of Jerusalem were getting dark before the Sabbath, I gave orders for the do... Focus ↗

20 So the traders in all sorts of goods took their night's rest outside Jerusalem once or twice. Focus ↗

21 Then I gave witness against them and said, Why are you waiting all night by the wall? if you do so a... Focus ↗

22 And I gave the Levites orders to make themselves clean and come and keep the doors and make the Sabb... Focus ↗

23 And in those days I saw the Jews who were married to women of Ashdod and Ammon and Moab: Focus ↗

24 And their children were talking half in the language of Ashdod; they had no knowledge of the Jews' l... Focus ↗

25 And I took up the cause against them, cursing them and giving blows to some of them and pulling out... Focus ↗

26 Was it not in these things that Solomon, king of Israel, did wrong? among a number of nations there... Focus ↗

27 Are we then without protest to let you do all this great evil, sinning against our God (Elohim) by t... Focus ↗

28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the chief priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat th... Focus ↗

29 Keep them in mind, O my God (Elohim), because they have put shame on the priests' name and on the ag... Focus ↗

30 So I made them clean from all strange people, and had regular watches fixed for the priests and for... Focus ↗

31 And for the wood offering, at fixed times, and for the first fruits. Keep me in mind, O my God (Eloh... Focus ↗

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Book: Nehemiah
Chapter: Chapter 13 (31 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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