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Nehemiah 13:15

In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.

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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.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.Mimin the daysH3117 →
הָהֵ֡מָּהha.He.mah<the> thoseH1992 →
רָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiI sawH7200 →
בִֽיהוּדָ֣ה׀vi.hu.Dahin JudahH3063 →
דֹּֽרְכִֽים־do.re.khim-[some who] trodH1869 →
גִּתּ֣וֹת׀gi.TotwinepressesH1660 →
בַּשַּׁבָּ֡תba.sha.Baton the sabbathH7676 →
וּמְבִיאִ֣יםu.me.vi.'Imand [some who] broughtH935 →
הָעֲרֵמ֣וֹתha.'a.re.Mot<the> heaps of grainH6194 →
וְֽעֹמְסִ֪יםve.'o.me.Simand [some who] loaded [them]H6006 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַחֲמֹרִ֟יםha.cha.mo.Rim<the> donkeysH2543 →
וְאַף־ve.'af-and alsoH637 →
יַ֜יִןYa.yinwineH3196 →
עֲנָבִ֤ים'a.na.VimgrapesH6025 →
וּתְאֵנִים֙u.te.'e.Nimand figsH8384 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand everyH3605 →
מַשָּׂ֔אma.Sa'loadH4853 →
וּמְבִיאִ֥יםu.me.vi.'Imand [some who] brought [them]H935 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day ofH3117 →
הַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.Batthe sabbathH7676 →
וָאָעִ֕ידva.'a.'Idand I protestedH5749 →
בְּי֖וֹםbe.Yomon [the] dayH3117 →
מִכְרָ֥םmikh.Ramsold theyH4376 →
צָֽיִד׃Tza.yidfoodH6718 →

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Nehemiah 10:31When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow, and will cancel every debt.Exodus 34:21Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in the seasons of plowing and harvesting, you must rest.Nehemiah 13:21but I warned them, “Why are you camping in front of the wall? If you do it again, I will lay hands on you.” From that time on, they did not return on the Sabbath.Isaiah 58:13If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,Jeremiah 17:21–22This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.Exodus 20:8–11Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.Ezekiel 20:13Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.Jeremiah 17:27But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”Jeremiah 17:24If, however, you listen carefully to Me, says the LORD, and bring no load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, and keep the Sabbath day holy, and do no work on it,Exodus 35:2For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.Deuteronomy 8:19If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.Deuteronomy 5:12–14Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.Numbers 15:32–36While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.Proverbs 28:4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.Revelation 22:18–19I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.Nehemiah 9:29You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.Isaiah 5:2He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!Job 39:12Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?

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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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