Apologetics Bible

Nehemiah 13:1

Hebrew

בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא נִקְרָא בְּסֵפֶר מֹשֶׁה בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם וְנִמְצָא כָּתוּב בּוֹ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָבוֹא עַמֹּנִי וּמֹאָבִי בִּקְהַל הָאֱלֹהִים עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

vayvom-hahv'-niqera'-vesefer-mosheh-ve'azeney-ha'am-venimetza'-khatvv-vvo-'asher-lo'-yavvo'-'amoniy-vmo'aviy-viqehal-ha'elohiym-'ad-'volam

KJV: On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;

AKJV: On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;

ASV: On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God for ever,

YLT: On that day there was read in the book of Moses, in the ears of the people, and it hath been found written in it that an Ammonite and Moabite doth not come into the assembly of God--unto the age,

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:2

Hebrew

כִּי לֹא קִדְּמוּ אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּלֶּחֶם וּבַמָּיִם וַיִּשְׂכֹּר עָלָיו אֶת־בִּלְעָם לְקַֽלְלוֹ וַיַּהֲפֹךְ אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַקְּלָלָה לִבְרָכָֽה׃

khiy-lo'-qidemv-'et-veney-yishera'el-valechem-vvamayim-vayishekhor-'alayv-'et-vile'am-leqalelvo-vayahafokhe-'eloheynv-haqelalah-liverakhah

KJV: Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

AKJV: Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: however, our God turned the curse into a blessing.

ASV: because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

YLT: because they have not come before the sons of Israel with bread and with water, and hire against them Balaam to revile them, and our God turneth the reviling into a blessing.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:3

Hebrew

וַיְהִי כְּשָׁמְעָם אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה וַיַּבְדִּילוּ כָל־עֵרֶב מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

vayehiy-kheshame'am-'et-hatvorah-vayavediylv-khal-'erev-miyishera'el

KJV: Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

AKJV: Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. ¶

ASV: And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, at their hearing the law, that they separate all the mixed people from Israel.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:4

Hebrew

וְלִפְנֵי מִזֶּה אֶלְיָשִׁיב הַכֹּהֵן נָתוּן בְּלִשְׁכַּת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵינוּ קָרוֹב לְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃

velifeney-mizeh-'eleyashiyv-hakhohen-natvn-velishekhat-veyt-'eloheynv-qarvov-letvoviyah

KJV: And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:

AKJV: And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied to Tobiah:

ASV: Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,

YLT: And before this Eliashib the priest, appointed over chambers of the house of our God, is a relation of Tobiah,

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:5

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ לִשְׁכָּה גְדוֹלָה וְשָׁם הָיוּ לְפָנִים נֹתְנִים אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה הַלְּבוֹנָה וְהַכֵּלִים וּמַעְשַׂר הַדָּגָן הַתִּירוֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָר מִצְוַת הַלְוִיִּם וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים וּתְרוּמַת הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃

vaya'ash-lvo-lishekhah-gedvolah-vesham-hayv-lefaniym-noteniym-'et-haminechah-halevvonah-vehakheliym-vma'eshar-hadagan-hatiyrvosh-vehayitzehar-mitzevat-haleviyim-vehameshoreriym-vehasho'ariym-vtervmat-hakhohaniym

KJV: And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.

AKJV: And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.

ASV: had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meal-offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the heave-offerings for the priests.

YLT: and he maketh for him a great chamber, and there they were formerly putting the present, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithe of the corn, the new wine, and the oil--the commanded thing of the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers--and the heave-offering of the priests.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to t...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:6

Hebrew

וּבְכָל־זֶה לֹא הָיִיתִי בִּֽירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם כִּי בִּשְׁנַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁתַּיִם לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל בָּאתִי אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וּלְקֵץ יָמִים נִשְׁאַלְתִּי מִן־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

vvekhal-zeh-lo'-hayiytiy-viyrvshalaim-khiy-vishenat-sheloshiym-vshetayim-le'aretacheshasete'-melekhe-vavel-va'tiy-'el-hamelekhe-vleqetz-yamiym-nishe'aletiy-min-hamelekhe

KJV: But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:

AKJV: But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I to the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:

ASV: But in all this time I was not at Jerusalem; for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went unto the king: and after certain days asked I leave of the king,

YLT: And during all this I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty and second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon did I come unto the king, and at the end of days I have asked of the king,

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:7

Hebrew

וָאָבוֹא לִֽירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וָאָבִינָה בָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אֶלְיָשִׁיב לְטוֹבִיָּה לַעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ נִשְׁכָּה בְּחַצְרֵי בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

va'avvo'-liyrvshalaim-va'aviynah-vara'ah-'asher-'ashah-'eleyashiyv-letvoviyah-la'ashvot-lvo-nishekhah-vechatzerey-veyt-ha'elohiym

KJV: And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.

AKJV: And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.

ASV: and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.

YLT: and I come in to Jerusalem, and understand concerning the evil that Eliashib hath done for Tobiah, to make to him a chamber in the courts of the house of God,

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:8

Hebrew

וַיֵּרַֽע לִי מְאֹד וֽ͏ָאַשְׁלִיכָה אֶֽת־כָּל־כְּלֵי בֵית־טוֹבִיָּה הַחוּץ מִן־הַלִּשְׁכָּֽה׃

vayera'-liy-me'od-va'asheliykhah-'et-khal-kheley-veyt-tvoviyah-hachvtz-min-halishekhah

KJV: And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.

AKJV: And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff to Tobiah out of the chamber.

ASV: And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.

YLT: and it is very displeasing to me, and I cast all the vessels of the house of Tobiah without, out of the chamber,

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:9

Hebrew

וָאֹמְרָה וַֽיְטַהֲרוּ הַלְּשָׁכוֹת וָאָשִׁיבָה שָּׁם כְּלֵי בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה וְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃

va'omerah-vayetaharv-haleshakhvot-va'ashiyvah-sham-kheley-veyt-ha'elohiym-'et-haminechah-vehalevvonah

KJV: Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.

AKJV: Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense. ¶

ASV: Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal-offerings and the frankincense.

YLT: and I speak, and they cleanse the chambers, and I bring back thither the vessels of the house of God with the present and the frankincense.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:10

Hebrew

וָאֵדְעָה כִּֽי־מְנָיוֹת הַלְוִיִּם לֹא נִתָּנָה וַיִּבְרְחוּ אִישׁ־לְשָׂדֵהוּ הַלְוִיִּם וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים עֹשֵׂי הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃

va'ede'ah-khiy-menayvot-haleviyim-lo'-nitanah-vayiverechv-'iysh-leshadehv-haleviyim-vehameshoreriym-'oshey-hamela'khah

KJV: And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.

AKJV: And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.

ASV: And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.

YLT: And I know that the portions of the Levites have not been given, and they flee each to his field--the Levites and the singers, doing the work.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:11

Hebrew

וָאָרִיבָה אֶת־הַסְּגָנִים וָאֹמְרָה מַדּוּעַ נֶעֱזַב בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִים וָֽאֶקְבְּצֵם וָֽאַעֲמִדֵם עַל־עָמְדָֽם׃

va'ariyvah-'et-haseganiym-va'omerah-madv'a-ne'ezav-veyt-ha'elohiym-va'eqevetzem-va'a'amidem-'al-'amedam

KJV: Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

AKJV: Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

ASV: Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

YLT: And I strive with the prefects, and say, `Wherefore hath the house of God been forsaken?' and I gather them, and set them on their station;

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:12

Hebrew

וְכָל־יְהוּדָה הֵבִיאוּ מַעְשַׂר הַדָּגָן וְהַתִּירוֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָר לָאוֹצָרֽוֹת׃

vekhal-yehvdah-heviy'v-ma'eshar-hadagan-vehatiyrvosh-vehayitzehar-la'votzarvot

KJV: Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.

AKJV: Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil to the treasuries.

ASV: Then brought all Judah the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.

YLT: and all Judah have brought in the tithe of the corn, and of the new wine, and of the oil, to the treasuries.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:13

Hebrew

וָאוֹצְרָה עַל־אוֹצָרוֹת שֶׁלֶמְיָה הַכֹּהֵן וְצָדוֹק הַסּוֹפֵר וּפְדָיָה מִן־הַלְוִיִּם וְעַל־יָדָם חָנָן בֶּן־זַכּוּר בֶּן־מַתַּנְיָה כִּי נֶאֱמָנִים נֶחְשָׁבוּ וַעֲלֵיהֶם לַחֲלֹק לַאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃

va'votzerah-'al-'votzarvot-shelemeyah-hakhohen-vetzadvoq-hasvofer-vfedayah-min-haleviyim-ve'al-yadam-chanan-ven-zakhvr-ven-mataneyah-khiy-ne'emaniym-necheshavv-va'aleyhem-lachaloq-la'acheyhem

KJV: And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.

AKJV: And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute to their brothers.

ASV: And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were counted faithful, and their business was to distribute unto their brethren.

YLT: And I appoint treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites; and by their hand is Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, for stedfast they have been reckoned, and on them it is to give a portion to their brethren.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, a...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:14

Hebrew

זָכְרָה־לִּי אֱלֹהַי עַל־זֹאת וְאַל־תֶּמַח חֲסָדַי אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי בְּבֵית אֱלֹהַי וּבְמִשְׁמָרָֽיו׃

zakherah-liy-'elohay-'al-zo't-ve'al-temach-chasaday-'asher-'ashiytiy-veveyt-'elohay-vvemishemarayv

KJV: Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.

AKJV: Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof. ¶

ASV: Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the observances thereof.

YLT: Be mindful of me, O my God, for this, and do not blot out my kind acts that I have done, for the house of my God, and for its charges.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:15

Hebrew

בַּיָּמִים הָהֵמָּה רָאִיתִי בִֽיהוּדָה ׀ דֹּֽרְכִֽים־גִּתּוֹת ׀ בַּשַּׁבָּת וּמְבִיאִים הָעֲרֵמוֹת וְֽעֹמְסִים עַל־הַחֲמֹרִים וְאַף־יַיִן עֲנָבִים וּתְאֵנִים וְכָל־מַשָּׂא וּמְבִיאִים יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת וָאָעִיד בְּיוֹם מִכְרָם צָֽיִד׃

vayamiym-hahemah-ra'iytiy-viyhvdah- -dorekhiym-gitvot- -vashavat-vmeviy'iym-ha'aremvot-ve'omesiym-'al-hachamoriym-ve'af-yayin-'anaviym-vte'eniym-vekhal-masha'-vmeviy'iym-yervshalaim-veyvom-hashavat-va'a'iyd-veyvom-mikheram-tzayid

KJV: In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.

AKJV: In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.

ASV: In those days saw I in Judah some men treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses therewith; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.

YLT: In those days I have seen in Judah those treading wine-vats on sabbath, and bringing in the sheaves, and lading on the asses, and also, wine, grapes, and figs, and every burden, yea, they are bringing in to Jerusalem on the sabbath-day, and I testify in the day of their selling provision.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sa...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:16

Hebrew

וְהַצֹּרִים יָשְׁבוּ בָהּ מְבִיאִים דָּאג וְכָל־מֶכֶר וּמֹכְרִים בַּשַּׁבָּת לִבְנֵי יְהוּדָה וּבִירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

vehatzoriym-yashevv-vah-meviy'iym-da'g-vekhal-mekher-vmokheriym-vashavat-liveney-yehvdah-vviyrvshalaim

KJV: There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

AKJV: There dwelled men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath to the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

ASV: There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, who brought in fish, and all manner of wares, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

YLT: And the Tyrians have dwelt in it, bringing in fish, and every ware, and selling on sabbath to the sons of Judah and in Jerusalem.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:17

Hebrew

וָאָרִיבָה אֵת חֹרֵי יְהוּדָה וָאֹמְרָה לָהֶם מָֽה־הַדָּבָר הָרָע הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם עֹשִׂים וּֽמְחַלְּלִים אֶת־יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃

va'ariyvah-'et-chorey-yehvdah-va'omerah-lahem-mah-hadavar-hara'-hazeh-'asher-'atem-'oshiym-vmechaleliym-'et-yvom-hashavat

KJV: Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?

AKJV: Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the sabbath day?

ASV: Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?

YLT: And I strive with the freemen of Judah, and say to them, `What is this evil thing that ye are doing, and polluting the sabbath-day?

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:18

Hebrew

הֲלוֹא כֹה עָשׂוּ אֲבֹתֵיכֶם וַיָּבֵא אֱלֹהֵינוּ עָלֵינוּ אֵת כָּל־הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת וְעַל הָעִיר הַזֹּאת וְאַתֶּם מוֹסִיפִים חָרוֹן עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְחַלֵּל אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃

halvo'-khoh-'ashv-'avoteykhem-vayave'-'eloheynv-'aleynv-'et-khal-hara'ah-hazo't-ve'al-ha'iyr-hazo't-ve'atem-mvosiyfiym-charvon-'al-yishera'el-lechalel-'et-hashavat

KJV: Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.

AKJV: Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil on us, and on this city? yet you bring more wrath on Israel by profaning the sabbath.

ASV: Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.

YLT: Thus did not your fathers do? and our God bringeth in on us all this evil, and on this city, and ye are adding fierceness on Israel, to pollute the sabbath.'

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:19

Hebrew

וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר צָֽלֲלוּ שַׁעֲרֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם לִפְנֵי הַשַׁבָּת וָאֹֽמְרָה וַיִּסָּגְרוּ הַדְּלָתוֹת וָאֹמְרָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִפְתָּחוּם עַד אַחַר הַשַּׁבָּת וּמִנְּעָרַי הֽ͏ֶעֱמַדְתִּי עַל־הַשְּׁעָרִים לֹא־יָבוֹא מַשָּׂא בְּיוֹם הַשַבָּֽת׃

vayehiy-kha'asher-tzalalv-sha'arey-yervshaliam-lifeney-hashavat-va'omerah-vayisagerv-hadelatvot-va'omerah-'asher-lo'-yifetachvm-'ad-'achar-hashavat-vmine'aray-he'emadetiy-'al-hashe'ariym-lo'-yavvo'-masha'-veyvom-hashavat

KJV: And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

AKJV: And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

ASV: And it came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I over the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, when the gates of Jerusalem have been dark before the sabbath, that I speak, and the doors are shut, and I say, that they do not open them till after the sabbath; and of my servants I have stationed at the gates; there doth not come in a burden on the sabbath-day.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my s...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:20

Hebrew

וַיָּלִינוּ הָרֹכְלִים וּמֹכְרֵי כָל־מִמְכָּר מִחוּץ לִירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם פַּעַם וּשְׁתָּֽיִם׃

vayaliynv-harokheliym-vmokherey-khal-mimekhar-michvtz-liyrvshalaim-fa'am-vshetayim

KJV: So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.

AKJV: So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.

ASV: So the merchants and sellers of all kind of wares lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.

YLT: And they lodge--the merchants and sellers of all ware--at the outside of Jerusalem, once or twice,

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:21

Hebrew

וָאָעִידָה בָהֶם וָאֹמְרָה אֲלֵיהֶם מַדּוּעַ אַתֶּם לֵנִים נֶגֶד הַחוֹמָה אִם־תִּשְׁנוּ יָד אֶשְׁלַח בָּכֶם מִן־הָעֵת הַהִיא לֹא־בָאוּ בַּשַּׁבָּֽת׃

va'a'iydah-vahem-va'omerah-'aleyhem-madv'a-'atem-leniym-neged-hachvomah-'im-tishenv-yad-'eshelach-vakhem-min-ha'et-hahiy'-lo'-va'v-vashavat

KJV: Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.

AKJV: Then I testified against them, and said to them, Why lodge you about the wall? if you do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.

ASV: Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.

YLT: and I testify against them, and say unto them, `Wherefore are ye lodging over-against the wall? if ye repeat it , a hand I put forth upon you;' from that time they have not come in on the sabbath.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:22

Hebrew

וָאֹמְרָה לַלְוִיִּם אֲשֶׁר יִֽהְיוּ מִֽטַּהֲרִים וּבָאִים שֹׁמְרִים הַשְּׁעָרִים לְקַדֵּשׁ אֶת־יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת גַּם־זֹאת זָכְרָה־לִּי אֱלֹהַי וְחוּסָה עָלַי כְּרֹב חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃

va'omerah-laleviyim-'asher-yiheyv-mitahariym-vva'iym-shomeriym-hashe'ariym-leqadesh-'et-yvom-hashavat-gam-zo't-zakherah-liy-'elohay-vechvsah-'alay-kherov-chasedekha

KJV: And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

AKJV: And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of your mercy. ¶

ASV: And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember unto me, O my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy lovingkindness.

YLT: And I say to the Levites, that they be cleansed, and, coming in, keeping the gates, to sanctify the sabbath-day. Also, this, remember for me, O my God, and have pity on me, according to the abundance of Thy kindness.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the gr...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:23

Hebrew

גַּם ׀ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם רָאִיתִי אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִים הֹשִׁיבוּ נָשִׁים אשדודיות אַשְׁדֳּדִיּוֹת עמוניות עַמֳּנִיּוֹת מוֹאֲבִיּֽוֹת׃

gam- -vayamiym-hahem-ra'iytiy-'et-hayehvdiym-hoshiyvv-nashiym-'shdvdyvt-'ashedodiyvot-'mvnyvt-'amoniyvot-mvo'aviyvot

KJV: In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:

AKJV: In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:

ASV: In those days also saw I the Jews that had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, andof Moab:

YLT: Also, in those days, I have seen the Jews who have settled women of Ashdod, of Ammon, of Moab.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:24

Hebrew

וּבְנֵיהֶם חֲצִי מְדַבֵּר אַשְׁדּוֹדִית וְאֵינָם מַכִּירִים לְדַבֵּר יְהוּדִית וְכִלְשׁוֹן עַם וָעָֽם׃

vveneyhem-chatziy-medaver-'ashedvodiyt-ve'eynam-makhiyriym-ledaver-yehvdiyt-vekhileshvon-'am-va'am

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And of their sons, half are speaking Ashdoditish--and are not knowing to speak Jewish--and according to the language of people and people.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:25

Hebrew

וָאָרִיב עִמָּם וָאֲקַֽלְלֵם וָאַכֶּה מֵהֶם אֲנָשִׁים וָֽאֶמְרְטֵם וָאַשְׁבִּיעֵם בֵּֽאלֹהִים אִם־תִּתְּנוּ בְנֹֽתֵיכֶם לִבְנֵיהֶם וְאִם־תִּשְׂאוּ מִבְּנֹתֵיהֶם לִבְנֵיכֶם וְלָכֶֽם׃

va'ariyv-'imam-va'aqalelem-va'akheh-mehem-'anashiym-va'emeretem-va'asheviy'em-ve'lohiym-'im-titenv-venoteykhem-liveneyhem-ve'im-tishe'v-mivenoteyhem-liveneykhem-velakhem

KJV: 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 yourselves.

AKJV: 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, You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters to your sons, or for yourselves.

ASV: 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 for your sons, or for yourselves.

YLT: And I strive with them, and declare them vile, and smite certain of them, and pluck off their hair, and cause them to swear by God, `Ye do not give your daughters to their sons, nor do ye take of their daughters to your sons, and to yourselves.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 yo...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:26

Hebrew

הֲלוֹא עַל־אֵלֶּה חָטָֽא־שְׁלֹמֹה מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבַגּוֹיִם הָרַבִּים לֹֽא־הָיָה מֶלֶךְ כָּמֹהוּ וְאָהוּב לֵֽאלֹהָיו הָיָה וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ אֱלֹהִים מֶלֶךְ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל גַּם־אוֹתוֹ הֶחֱטִיאוּ הַנָּשִׁים הַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃

halvo'-'al-'eleh-chata'-shelomoh-melekhe-yishera'el-vvagvoyim-haraviym-lo'-hayah-melekhe-khamohv-ve'ahvv-le'lohayv-hayah-vayitenehv-'elohiym-melekhe-'al-khal-yishera'el-gam-'votvo-hechetiy'v-hanashiym-hanakheriyvot

KJV: Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.

AKJV: Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.

ASV: Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did foreign women cause to sin.

YLT: `By these did not Solomon king of Israel sin? and among the many nations there was no king like him, and beloved by his God he was, and God maketh him king over all Israel--even him did the strange women cause to sin.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women caus...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:27

Hebrew

וְלָכֶם הֲנִשְׁמַע לַעֲשֹׂת אֵת כָּל־הָרָעָה הַגְּדוֹלָה הַזֹּאת לִמְעֹל בֵּֽאלֹהֵינוּ לְהֹשִׁיב נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּֽוֹת׃

velakhem-hanishema'-la'ashot-'et-khal-hara'ah-hagedvolah-hazo't-lime'ol-ve'loheynv-lehoshiyv-nashiym-nakheriyvot

KJV: Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?

AKJV: Shall we then listen to you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?

ASV: Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?

YLT: And to you do we hearken to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God, to settle strange women?'

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:28

Hebrew

וּמִבְּנֵי יוֹיָדָע בֶּן־אֶלְיָשִׁיב הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל חָתָן לְסַנְבַלַּט הַחֹרֹנִי וָאַבְרִיחֵהוּ מֵעָלָֽי׃

vmiveney-yvoyada'-ven-'eleyashiyv-hakhohen-hagadvol-chatan-lesanevalat-hachoroniy-va'averiychehv-me'alay

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

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

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

YLT: And one of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest, is son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite, and I cause him to flee from off me.

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:29

Hebrew

זָכְרָה לָהֶם אֱלֹהָי עַל גָּאֳלֵי הַכְּהֻנָּה וּבְרִית הַכְּהֻנָּה וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃

zakherah-lahem-'elohay-'al-ga'oley-hakhehunah-vveriyt-hakhehunah-vehaleviyim

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

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

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

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

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:30

Hebrew

וְטִֽהַרְתִּים מִכָּל־נֵכָר וָאַעֲמִידָה מִשְׁמָרוֹת לַכֹּהֲנִים וְלַלְוִיִּם אִישׁ בִּמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃

vetiharetiym-mikhal-nekhar-va'a'amiydah-mishemarvot-lakhohaniym-velaleviyim-'iysh-vimela'khetvo

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

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

ASV: Thus cleansed I them from all foreigners, and appointed charges for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work;

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

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Nehemiah 13:31

Hebrew

וּלְקֻרְבַּן הָעֵצִים בְּעִתִּים מְזֻמָּנוֹת וְלַבִּכּוּרִים זָכְרָה־לִּי אֱלֹהַי לְטוֹבָֽה׃ 405 13 4 4

vlequrevan-ha'etziym-ve'itiym-mezumanvot-velavikhvriym-zakherah-liy-'elohay-letvovah

KJV: And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

AKJV: And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the first fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

ASV: and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

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

Exposition: Nehemiah 13:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.