Then he said to them: “Listen to me, Levites! Sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the House of Adonai, the God of your fathers, and remove the defilement out of the holy place.
Nehemiah 13:9 - Tree of Life Version and commanded the storerooms to be cleansed. Then I restored the utensils of the House of God, the offerings and the frankincense. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers; and I brought back there the vessels of the house of God, with the cereal offerings and the frankincense. American Standard Version (1901) Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal-offerings and the frankincense. Common English Bible Then I gave orders that the rooms be purified, and I put back the temple equipment, along with the grain offering and the incense. Catholic Public Domain Version And I gave instructions, and they cleansed again the storeroom. And I brought back, into that place, the vessels of the house of God, the sacrifice, and the frankincense. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I commanded and they cleansed the storehouses. And I brought thither again the vessels of the house of God, the sacrifice, and the frankincense. |
Then he said to them: “Listen to me, Levites! Sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the House of Adonai, the God of your fathers, and remove the defilement out of the holy place.
and the firstborn of our sons and our livestock as written in the Torah; the firstborn of our cattle and our sheep to the House of our God—to the kohanim ministering in the House of our God;
They kept the ceremonial functions of their God and the ceremony of the purification according to the command of David and of Solomon his son.
A chamber with its entry was by the pillars at the gates; there they rinse the burnt offering.