Nehemiah 13:11

In 11 translations

BSB

So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,

KJV

Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.place: Heb. standing

WEB

Then I contended with the rulers, and said, “Why is God’s house forsaken?” I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

ASV

Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

LSV

And I strive with the prefects, and say, “Why has the house of God been forsaken?” And I gather them, and set them on their station;

YLT

And I strive with the prefects, and say, 'Wherefore hath the house of God been forsaken?' and I gather them, and set them on their station;

DBY

Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.Elohim

DRC

And I pleaded the matter against the magistrates, and said: Why have we forsaken the house of God? And I gathered them together, and I made them to stand in their places.

GNV

Then reproued I the rulers and sayd, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I assembled them, and set them in their place.

JPS

Then contended I with the rulers, and said: 'Why is the house of God forsaken?' And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

LXXE

And I strove with the commanders, and said, Wherefore has the house of God been abandoned? and I assembled them, and set them in their place.

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WLC

וָאָרִ֨יבָה֙ אֶת־הַסְּגָנִ֔ים וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה מַדּ֖וּעַ נֶעֱזַ֣ב בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔ם וָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖ם עַל־עָמְדָֽם׃We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

LXX-Br23:11

Καὶ ἐμαχεσάμην τοῖς στρατηγοῖς, καὶ εἶπα, διὰ τί ἐγκατελείφθη ὁ οἶκος τοῦ Θεοῦ; καὶ συνήγαγον αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἔστησα αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ τῇ στάσει αὐτῶν.

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• Nehemiah 10:39For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the…
• Nehemiah 13:25I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take…
• Nehemiah 13:17Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?
• 1 Samuel 2:17Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
• Malachi 3:8–11Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. Bring the full tithe into the…
• Nehemiah 5:6–13When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry, and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large…
• Proverbs 28:4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
• Job 31:34because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—

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