Nehemiah 13:20
18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.
19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.
22 And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Once or twice, the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,
- KJV
- So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
- WEB
- So the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares camped outside of Jerusalem once or twice.
- ASV
- So the merchants and sellers of all kind of wares lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
- DARBY
- And the dealers and sellers of all kind of ware passed the night without Jerusalem once or twice.
- BLB
- And they lodged—those who traded and those who sold all kinds of goods to sell—outside of Jerusalem once or twice.
- ÅB
- Kremmerne og de som solgte alle slags varer, overnattet da utenfor Jerusalem både en og to ganger.
- OTB
- Ved noen anledninger overnattet kjøpmennene og selgerne av forskjellige varer utenfor Jerusalem.
- B1930
- Kremmerne og de som solgte alle slags varer, overnattet da utenfor Jerusalem både en og to ganger.