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 Sucedeu pois, que quando ia escurecendo às portas de Jerusalém antes do sábado, disse que eu mandei que se fechassem as portas, e mandei que não as abrissem até depois do sábado; e pus às portas alguns de meus servos, para que carga nenhuma entrasse no dia de sábado.
20 Assim os comerciantes e vendedores de toda mercadoria passaram a noite fora de Jerusalém uma ou duas vezes.
21 Por isso eu lhes adverti, dizendo: Por que vos passais a noite diante do muro? Se o fizerdes outra vez, agirei com violência contra vós. Desde então não vieram no sábado.
22 Também disse aos levitas que se purificassem, e viessem a guardar as portas, para santificar o dia de sábado. Nisto também, meu Deus, lembra-te de mim, e perdoa-me segundo a grandeza de tua bondade.
23 Vi também naqueles dias judeus que tinham se casado com mulheres de asdoditas, amonitas, e moabitas,
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What Does Nehemiah 13:21 Mean?
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