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Nehemiah 13:4-31

And before
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this, Eliashib
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the priest
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having the oversight
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of the chamber
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of the house
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of our God
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[was] allied
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unto Tobiah
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{having...: Heb. being set over}
And he had prepared
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for him a great
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chamber
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where aforetime
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they laid
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the meat offerings
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the frankincense
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and the vessels
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and the tithes
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of the corn
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the new wine
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and the oil
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which was commanded
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[to be given] to the Levites
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and the singers
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and the porters
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and the offerings
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of the priests
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{which...: Heb. the commandment of the Levites}
But in all this [time] was not I at Jerusalem
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for in the two
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and thirtieth
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year
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of Artaxerxes
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king
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of Babylon
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came
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I unto the king
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and after
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certain days
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obtained I leave
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of the king
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{after...: Heb. at the end of days} {obtained...: or, I earnestly requested}
And I came
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to Jerusalem
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and understood
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of the evil
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that Eliashib
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did
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for Tobiah
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in preparing
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him a chamber
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in the courts
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of the house
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of God
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And it grieved
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me sore
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therefore I cast forth
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all the household
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stuff
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of Tobiah
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out of
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the chamber
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Then I commanded
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and they cleansed
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the chambers
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and thither brought I again
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the vessels
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of the house
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of God
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with the meat offering
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and the frankincense
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And I perceived
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that the portions
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of the Levites
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had not been given
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[them]: for the Levites
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and the singers
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that did
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the work
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were fled
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every one
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to his field
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Then contended
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I with the rulers
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and said
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Why is the house
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of God
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forsaken
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And I gathered them together
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and set
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them in their place
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{place: Heb. standing}
Then brought
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all Judah
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the tithe
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of the corn
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and the new wine
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and the oil
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unto the treasuries
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{treasuries: or, storehouses}
And I made treasurers
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over the treasuries
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Shelemiah
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the priest
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and Zadok
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the scribe
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and of the Levites
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Pedaiah
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and next to them
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[was] Hanan
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the son
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of Zaccur
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the son
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of Mattaniah
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for they were counted
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faithful
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and their office [was] to distribute
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unto their brethren
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{treasuries: or, storehouses} {next...: Heb. at their hand} {their office...: Heb. it was upon them}
Remember
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me, O my God
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concerning this, and wipe not out
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my good
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deeds that I have done
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for the house
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of my God
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and for the offices
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thereof. {good...: Heb. kindnesses} {offices: or, observations}
In those days
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saw
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I in Judah
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[some] treading
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wine presses
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on the sabbath
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and bringing in
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sheaves
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and lading
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asses
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as also wine
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grapes
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and figs
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and all [manner of] burdens
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which they brought
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into Jerusalem
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on the sabbath
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day
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and I testified
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[against them] in the day
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wherein they sold
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victuals
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There dwelt
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men of Tyre
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also therein, which brought
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fish
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and all manner of ware
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and sold
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on the sabbath
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unto the children
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of Judah
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and in Jerusalem
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Then I contended
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with the nobles
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of Judah
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and said
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unto them, What evil
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thing
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[is] this that ye do
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and profane
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the sabbath
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day
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Did
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not your fathers
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thus, and did
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not our God
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bring
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all this evil
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upon us, and upon this city
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yet ye bring
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more
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wrath
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upon Israel
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by profaning
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the sabbath
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And it came to pass, that when the gates
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of Jerusalem
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began to be dark
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before
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the sabbath
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I commanded
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that the gates
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should be shut
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and charged
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that they should not be opened
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till after
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the sabbath
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and [some] of my servants
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set
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I at the gates
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[that] there should no burden
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be brought in
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on the sabbath
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day
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So the merchants
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and sellers
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of all kind of ware
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lodged
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without
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Jerusalem
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once
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or twice
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Then I testified
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against them, and said
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unto them, Why lodge
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ye about
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the wall
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if ye do [so] again
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I will lay
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hands
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on you. From that time
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forth came
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they no [more] on the sabbath
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{about: Heb. before}
And I commanded
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the Levites
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that they should cleanse
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themselves, and [that] they should come
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[and] keep
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the gates
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to sanctify
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the sabbath
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day
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Remember
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me, O my God
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[concerning] this also, and spare
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me according to the greatness
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of thy mercy
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{greatness: or, multitude}
In those days
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also saw
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I Jews
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[that] had married
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wives
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of Ashdod
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of Ammon
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[and] of Moab
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{had...: Heb. had made to dwell with them}
And their children
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spake
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half
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in the speech of Ashdod
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and could
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not speak
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in the Jews' language
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but according to the language
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of each
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people
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{could...: Heb. they discerned not to speak} {of each...: Heb. of people and people}
And I contended
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with them, and cursed
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them, and smote
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certain
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of them, and plucked off their hair
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and made them swear
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by God
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[saying], Ye shall not give
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your daughters
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unto their sons
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nor take
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their daughters
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unto your sons
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or for yourselves. {cursed: or, reviled}
Did not Solomon
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king
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of Israel
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sin
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by these things? yet among many
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nations
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was there no king
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like him, who was beloved
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of his God
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and God
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made
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him king
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over all Israel
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nevertheless even him
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did outlandish
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women
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cause to sin
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Shall we then hearken
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unto you to do
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all this great
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evil
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to transgress
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against our God
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in marrying
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strange
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wives
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And [one] of the sons
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of Joiada
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the son
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of Eliashib
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the high
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priest
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[was] son in law
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to Sanballat
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the Horonite
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therefore I chased
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him from me.
Remember
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them, O my God
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because they have defiled
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the priesthood
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and the covenant
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of the priesthood
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and of the Levites
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{because...: Heb. for the defilings}
Thus cleansed
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I them from all strangers
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and appointed
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the wards
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of the priests
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and the Levites
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every one
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in his business
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And for the wood
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offering
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at times
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appointed
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and for the firstfruits
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Remember
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me, O my God
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for good
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