Catholic Public Domain Version
"And so I cleansed them from all foreigners, and I established the orders of the priests and the Levites, each one in his ministry. "
— Nehemiah 13:30, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;”
“Thus cleansed I them from all foreigners, and appointed charges for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work; ”
“Thus I cleansed them from all foreigners, and appointed duties for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work;”
“So I purified them of everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to the priests and the Levites.”
“So I separated from them all strangers, and I appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites, every man in his ministry:”
“So I made them clean from all strange people, and had regular watches fixed for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work;”
“Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;”
So how could we disobey and do all this great evil, so that we would transgress against our God, and take foreign wives?”
Now one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the high priest, was a son-in-law to Sanballat, a Horonite, and I made him flee from me.
O Lord, my God, remember against those who defile the priesthood and the law of the priests and the Levites!
And so I cleansed them from all foreigners, and I established the orders of the priests and the Levites, each one in his ministry.
O my God, remember me also, for good, because of the offering of wood, at the appointed times, and because of the first-fruits. Amen.