Nehemiah 12:30 - Forerunner Commentary

Nehemiah 12:30

28 And the sons of the singers gathered together from the countryside around Jerusalem, from the ^avillages of the Netophathites,

29 from the house of Gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built themselves villages all around Jerusalem.

30 Then the priests and Levites ^apurified themselves, and purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

31 So I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and appointed two large thanksgiving choirs. ^aOne went to the right hand on the wall ^btoward the Refuse Gate.

32 After them went Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah,

33 and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,

34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,

35 and some of the priests’ sons ^awith trumpets—Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,

36 and his brethren, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with ^athe musical ^binstruments of David the man of God. Ezra the scribe went before them.

37 ^aBy the Fountain Gate, in front of them, they went up ^bthe stairs of the ^cCity of David, on the stairway of the wall, beyond the house of David, as far as ^dthe Water Gate eastward.

38 ^aThe other thanksgiving choir went the opposite way, and I was behind them with half of the people on the wall, going past the ^bTower of the Ovens as far as ^cthe Broad Wall,

39 ^aand above the Gate of Ephraim, above ^bthe Old Gate, above ^cthe Fish Gate, ^dthe Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, as far as ^ethe Sheep Gate; and they stopped by ^fthe Gate of the Prison.

40 So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of God, likewise I and the half of the rulers with me;

41 and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Minjamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

42 also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loudly with Jezrahiah the director.

Verse Comparison: Nehemiah 12:30

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American Standard Version
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

Amplified® Bible
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, the people, the gates, and the wall.

Contemporary English Version
The priests and Levites held special ceremonies to make themselves holy, and then they did the same for the rest of the people and for the gates and walls of the city.

Darby English Version
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates and the wall.

Good News Bible
The priests and the Levites performed ritual purification for themselves, the people, the gates, and the city wall.

King James Version
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

New American Standard Bible
The priests and the Levites purified themselves; they also purified the people, the gates and the wall.

New International Version
When the priests and Levites had purified themselves ceremonially, they purified the people, the gates and the wall.

New King James Version
Then the priests and Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The priests and the Levites purified themselves; they also purified the people, the gates and the wall.

Revised Standard Version
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people and the gates and the wall.

Young's Literal Translation
and the priests and the Levites are cleansed, and they cleanse the people, and the gates, and the wall.

New English Translation
When the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

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