Verse 10
Nehemiah 13:10
Free Bible Version
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I went and confronted the leaders, asking, “Why is God (Elohim)'s Temple being neglected?” I called the Levites back and made sure they were carrying out their responsibilities.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָ/אֵ֣דְעָ֔/ה כִּֽי מְנָי֥וֹת הַ/לְוִיִּ֖ם לֹ֣א נִתָּ֑נָה וַ/יִּבְרְח֧וּ אִישׁ לְ/שָׂדֵ֛/הוּ הַ/לְוִיִּ֥ם וְ/הַ/מְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים עֹשֵׂ֥י הַ/מְּלָאכָֽה
English Translation
And I knew that the offices of the Levites were not given, and each man of the Levites and the singers fled to his field.
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Chapter 13 Context
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When the people heard about this law, they separated out from Israel everyone who had foreign ancest...
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He had provided Tobiah with a large room which had previously been used to store the grain offerings...
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When all this happened I was not in Jerusalem because I had returned to King Artaxerxes of Babylon i...
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I was extremely upset, and I went and threw out everything that was in Tobiah's room.
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I ordered the rooms purified, and put back the Temple items, the grain offerings, and the incense.
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I also found out that the food allowances for the Levites were not being provided, so the Levites ha...
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