Nehemiah 13:1

Further Reforms by Nehemiah

13:1 On that day the book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing ¹  of the people. They found ²  written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite may ever enter the assembly of God,

Nehemiah 13:19

13:19 When the evening shadows ³  began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered ⁴  the doors to be closed. I further directed that they were not to be opened until after the Sabbath. I positioned ⁵  some of my young men at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.

[13:1]  ¹ tn Heb “ears.”

[13:1]  ² tn Heb “it was found.” The Hebrew verb is passive.

[13:19]  ³ tn Heb “the gates of Jerusalem grew dark.”

[13:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “said” (so also in v. 22).

[13:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “caused to stand.”