Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments:
Nehemiah 12:30 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, the people, the gates, and the wall. American Standard Version (1901) And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. Common English Bible After the priests and the Levites purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall. Catholic Public Domain Version And the priests and the Levites were cleansed, and they cleansed the people, and the gates, and the wall. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the priests and the Levites purified: and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. |
Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments:
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites; now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.
And the children of Israel, which were come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, did eat,
also from Beth-gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember unto me, O my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.
Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed wards for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work;
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burn offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said. It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually
And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments,
And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not near a woman.
For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:
and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.