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Nehemiah 12:30

Purity

28 The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

29 from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.

After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

31 Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.

32 Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,

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BSB
After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
KJV
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
WEB
The priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
ASV
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
DARBY
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates and the wall.
BLB
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
ÅB
Og prestene og levittene renset seg, og de renset folket og portene og muren.
OTB
Prestene og levittene renset seg selv; de renset også folket, portene og muren.
B1930
Og prestene og levittene renset sig, og de renset folket og portene og muren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 19:10

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

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  • Job 1:5

    And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.

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  • Ezra 6:21

    The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:5

    “Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.

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  • Exodus 19:15

    “Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”

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  • Numbers 19:2–20

    “This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.

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  • Hebrews 5:1

    Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

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  • Hebrews 5:3

    That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.

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