World English Bible
"So the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside of Jerusalem once or twice."
— Nehemiah 13:20, World English Bible
“So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.”
“So the merchants and sellers of all kind of wares lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. ”
“The traders and sellers of all kinds of merchandise spent the night outside Jerusalem once or twice.”
“So the merchants, and they that sold all kinds of wares, stayed without Jerusalem, once or twice.”
“So the traders in all sorts of goods took their night's rest outside Jerusalem once or twice.”
“So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.”
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, "What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?
Didn't your fathers do thus, and didn't our God bring all this evil on us, and on this city? Yet you bring more wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath."
It came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. I set some of my servants over the gates, that no burden should be brought in on the Sabbath day.
So the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside of Jerusalem once or twice.
Then I testified against them, and said to them, "Why do you stay around the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you." From that time on, they didn't come on the Sabbath.
I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember to me, my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of your loving kindness.
In those days also saw I the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab: