Nehemiah 13:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nehemiah 13:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 13:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 13:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Nehemiah 13:21 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 13:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Nehemiah 13:21 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 13:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and I testify against them, and say unto them, `Wherefore are ye lodging over-against the wall? if ye repeat <FI>it<Fi> , a hand I put forth upon you;' from that time they have not come in on the sabbath.”
Nehemiah 13:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 13:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I testified against them, and said to them, Why do ye pass the night before the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth they came not on the sabbath.”
Nehemiah 13:21 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 13:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I protested among them, and said vnto them, Why tary ye all night about the wall? If ye do it once againe, I will lay hands vpon you. from that time came they no more on the Sabbath.”
Nehemiah 13:21 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 13:21 in Context — Nehemiah 13
19 Sucedió pues, que cuando iba oscureciendo á las puertas de Jerusalem antes del sábado, dije que se cerrasen las puertas, y ordené que no las abriesen hasta después del sábado; y puse á las puertas algunos de mis criados, para que en día de sábado no entrasen carga.
20 Y quedáronse fuera de Jerusalem una y dos veces los negociantes, y los que vendían toda especie de mercancía.
21 Y protestéles, y díjeles: ¿Por qué os quedáis vosotros delante del muro? Si lo hacéis otra vez, os echaré mano. Desde entonces no vinieron en sábado.
22 Y dije á los Levitas que se purificasen, y viniesen á guardar las puertas, para santificar el día del sábado. También por esto acuérdate de mí, Dios mío, y perdóname según la muchedumbre de tu misericordia.
23 Ví asimismo en aquellos días Judíos que habían tomado mujeres de Asdod, Ammonitas, y Moabitas:
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What Does Nehemiah 13:21 Mean?
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