‘But as for us, the Lord is our God. We have not abandoned him; the priests ministering to the Lord are descendants of Aaron, and the Levites serve at their tasks.
Nehemiah 13:30 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So I purified them from everything foreign and assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Thus I cleansed them from everything foreign (heathen), and I defined the duties of the priests and Levites, everyone in his work; American Standard Version (1901) Thus cleansed I them from all foreigners, and appointed charges for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work; Common English Bible So I purified them of everything foreign and established the services of the priests and Levites with specific duties for each person. Catholic Public Domain Version And so I cleansed them from all foreigners, and I established the orders of the priests and the Levites, each one in his ministry. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So I separated from them all strangers: and I appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites, every man in his ministry: |
‘But as for us, the Lord is our God. We have not abandoned him; the priests ministering to the Lord are descendants of Aaron, and the Levites serve at their tasks.
We will not give our daughters in marriage to the surrounding peoples and will not take their daughters as wives for our sons.
After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the city gates, and the wall.