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Nehemiah 13:17

Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?

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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?

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?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאָרִ֕יבָהva.'a.Ri.vahand I contended !H7378 →
אֵ֖ת'etwithH854 →
חֹרֵ֣יcho.Rei[the] nobles ofH2715 →
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
וָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.Rahand I said !H559 →
לָהֶ֗םla.Hemto them
מָֽה־mah-what?H4100 →
הַדָּבָ֨רha.da.Var[is] the thingH1697 →
הָרָ֤עha.Ra'<the> evilH7451 →
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
אַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemyouH859 →
עֹשִׂ֔ים'o.Sim[are] doingH6213 →
וּֽמְחַלְּלִ֖יםu.me.cha.le.Limand [are] profaningH2490 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
י֥וֹםYom[the] day ofH3117 →
הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.Batthe sabbathH7676 →

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Nehemiah 13:11So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,Nehemiah 13:25I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!Isaiah 56:2Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”Micah 3:9Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,Jeremiah 13:18Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”Proverbs 28:4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!Micah 3:1Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?Psalms 82:1–2God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:Jeremiah 22:2–23saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates.Jeremiah 5:5I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.Nehemiah 5:7and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against themProverbs 24:25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.Ezra 9:2Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”Matthew 12:5Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

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