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Nehemiah 12:30

After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

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ASV

And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

KJV

And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּֽטַּהֲר֔וּvai.yi.ta.ha.Ruand they purified themselvesH2891 →
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548 →
וְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.Yimand the LevitesH3881 →
וַֽיְטַהֲרוּ֙vay.ta.ha.Ruand they purifiedH2891 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַשְּׁעָרִ֖יםha.she.'a.Rimthe gatesH8179 →
וְאֶֽת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.Mahthe wallH2346 →

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Psalms 147:13For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.Job 1:5And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.Ezra 6:21The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.Exodus 19:10Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes2 Chronicles 29:5“Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.Nehemiah 3:1At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.Nehemiah 13:22Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.Hebrews 5:1Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.2 Chronicles 29:34However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.Numbers 19:2–20“This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.Genesis 35:2So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.Hebrews 5:3That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.Nehemiah 13:30Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites.Exodus 19:15“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”

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Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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