Nehemiah 13:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Nehemiah 13:1

Principles of Separation

1 On that day ^athey read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and in it was found written ^bthat no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God,

2 because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and water, but ^ahired Balaam against them to curse them. ^bHowever, our God turned the curse into a blessing.

3 So it was, when they had heard the Law, ^athat they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.

The Reforms of Nehemiah

4 Now before this, ^aEliashib the priest, having authority over the storerooms of the house of our God, was allied with ^bTobiah.

5 And he had prepared for him a large room, ^awhere previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, the tithes of grain, the new wine and oil, ^bwhich were commanded to be given to the Levites and singers and gatekeepers, and the offerings for the priests.

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Interlinear Bible for Nehemiah 13:1:

On that
huw' (#1931) day
yowm (#3117) they read
qara' (#7121) in the book
cepher (#5612) of Moses
Mosheh (#4872) in the audience
'ozen (#241) of the people;
`am (#5971) and therein was found
matsa' (#4672) written,
kathab (#3789) that
'aher (#834) the Ammonite
'Ammowniy (#5984) and the Moabite
Mow'abiy (#4125) should not
lo' (#3808) come
bow' (#935) into the congregation
qahal (#6951) of God
'elohiym (#430) forever;
`ad (#5704)

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