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Remember me for this also, my God, and show mercy to me according to your great love. <a href="/nlt/nehemiah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and to guard the gates in order to preserve the holiness of the Sabbath. Remember this good deed also, O my God! Have compassion on me according to your great and unfailing love. <a href="/esv/nehemiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves and come and guard the gates, to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember this also in my favor, O my God, and spare me according to the greatness of your steadfast love. <a href="/bsb/nehemiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion. <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy. <a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a> And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should go and guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy! <a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And I ordered the Levites that they were to purify themselves and come as gatekeepers to sanctify the Sabbath day. For this also remember me, my God, and have compassion on me according to the greatness of Your mercy. <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves and come as gatekeepers to sanctify the sabbath day. For this also remember me, O my God, and have compassion on me according to the greatness of Your lovingkindness. <a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves and come as gatekeepers to sanctify the sabbath day. For this also remember me, O my God, and have compassion on me according to the greatness of Thy lovingkindness. <a href="/lsb/nehemiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And I said to the Levites that they should cleanse themselves and come as gatekeepers to keep the sabbath day holy. For this also remember me, O my God, and have compassion on me according to the greatness of Your lovingkindness. <a href="/amp/nehemiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and come and guard the gates to keep the Sabbath day holy. O my God, remember me concerning this also and have compassion on me according to the greatness of Your lovingkindness. <a href="/csb/nehemiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the city gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this also, my God, and look on me with compassion according to the abundance of your faithful love. <a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this also, my God, and look on me with compassion in keeping with Your abundant, faithful love. <a href="/asv/nehemiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember unto me, O my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy lovingkindness. <a href="/cev/nehemiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I ordered the Levites to make themselves holy and to guard the gates on the Sabbath, so that it would be kept holy. God is truly merciful, and I pray that he will treat me with kindness and bless me for doing this. <a href="/erv/nehemiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember unto me, O my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy. <a href="/gwt/nehemiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then I told the Levites to cleanse themselves and guard the gates to keep the day of worship holy. [Nehemiah prayed,] "Remember me also for this, my God, and spare me, since you are very kind." <a href="/gnt/nehemiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> I ordered the Levites to purify themselves and to go and guard the gates to make sure that the Sabbath was kept holy. Remember me, O God, for this also, and spare me because of your great love. <a href="/isv/nehemiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then I commanded the descendants of Levi to purify themselves and to come as gate keepers to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me, my God, and show mercy to me according to the greatness of your gracious love. <a href="/msb/nehemiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion. <a href="/net/nehemiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a> Then I directed the Levites to purify themselves and come and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. For this please remember me, O my God, and have pity on me in keeping with your great love. <a href="/nheb/nehemiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/nehemiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I commanded the Levites, that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy. <a href="/web/nehemiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a> I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me for this also, my God, and spare me according to the greatness of your loving kindness. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I command to the Levites that they be cleansed, and coming in, keeping the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Also, this, remember for me, O my God, and have pity on me, according to the abundance of Your kindness. <a href="/ylt/nehemiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I say to the Levites, that they be cleansed, and, coming in, keeping the gates, to sanctify the sabbath-day. Also, this, remember for me, O my God, and have pity on me, according to the abundance of Thy kindness. <a href="/slt/nehemiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And saying to the Levites that they shall be purifying, and coming, watching the gates to consecrate the day of the Sabbath. Also this remember for me, O my God, and spare upon me according to the multitude of thy mercy.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/nehemiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I spoke also to the Levites that they should be purified, and should come to keep the gates, and to sanctify the sabbath day: for this also remember me, O my God, and spare me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. <a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I also spoke to the Levites, so that they would be cleansed, and would arrive to guard the gates and to sanctify the day of the Sabbath. Because of this also, O my God, remember me and spare me, in accord with the multitude of your mercies. <a href="/nabre/nehemiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a> Then I ordered the Levites to purify themselves and to watch the gates, so that the sabbath day might be kept holy. This, too, remember in my favor, my God, and have mercy on me in accordance with your great mercy! <a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves and come and guard the gates, to keep the sabbath day holy. Remember this also in my favor, O my God, and spare me according to the greatness of your steadfast love.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves and that the guards and the porters should come and keep the gates to sanctify the sabbath day. O my God, remember me concerning this also, and spare me according to the abundance of thy mercy. <a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I said to the Levites that they would purify themselves, and the Guards and the Porters were going into hallow the Sabbath, ‘Also remember me, my God, and have pity on me according to the abundance of your mercy!’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/nehemiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember unto me, O my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Thy mercy. <a href="/sep/nehemiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and I told the Levites who were purifying themselves, and came and kept the gates, that they should sanctify the sabbath-day. Remember me, O God, for these things, and spare me according to the abundance of thy mercy. <a href="/parallel/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=4114" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/13.htm">The Sabbath Restored</a> …21but I warned them, “Why are you camping in front of the wall? If you do it again, I will lay hands on you.” From that time on, they did not return on the Sabbath. 22<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mə·rāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Then I instructed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: lal·wî·yim (Prep-l:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">the Levites</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: miṭ·ṭa·hă·rîm (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">to purify themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇā·’îm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šō·mə·rîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">and guard</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: haš·šə·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">the gates</a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: haš·šab·bāṯ (Art:: N-cs) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">in order to keep the Sabbath</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6942.htm" title="6942: lə·qad·dêš (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean.">holy.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zā·ḵə·rāh- (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">for this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">as well,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O my God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and show me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2347.htm" title="2347: wə·ḥū·sāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To pity, look upon with compassion. A primitive root; properly, to cover, i.e. to compassionate.">mercy</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: kə·rōḇ (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">according to Your abundant</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥas·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">loving devotion.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a> Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. ... <a href="/isaiah/56-2.htm">Isaiah 56:2</a> Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.” <a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Isaiah 58:13-14</a> If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. <a href="/jeremiah/17-21.htm">Jeremiah 17:21-27</a> This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. / You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. / Yet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline. ... <a href="/ezekiel/20-12.htm">Ezekiel 20:12-24</a> I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. / Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness. / But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. ... <a href="/leviticus/19-30.htm">Leviticus 19:30</a> You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD. <a href="/leviticus/26-2.htm">Leviticus 26:2</a> You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-12.htm">Deuteronomy 5:12-15</a> Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/36-21.htm">2 Chronicles 36:21</a> So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah. <a href="/psalms/92-1.htm">Psalm 92:1-2</a> A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, / to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night <a href="/mark/2-27.htm">Mark 2:27-28</a> Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. / Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” <a href="/matthew/12-8.htm">Matthew 12:8</a> For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” <a href="/luke/6-5.htm">Luke 6:5</a> Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” <a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a> There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. <a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a> Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of your mercy.I commanded.<a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm">Nehemiah 7:64,65</a> These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood… <a href="/nehemiah/12-30.htm">Nehemiah 12:30</a> And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.<a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4</a> And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.cleanse.<a href="/nehemiah/12-10.htm">Nehemiah 12:10</a> And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,sanctify.<a href="/deuteronomy/5-12.htm">Deuteronomy 5:12</a> Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.Remember.<a href="/nehemiah/13-14.htm">Nehemiah 13:14,31</a> Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof… <a href="/nehemiah/5-19.htm">Nehemiah 5:19</a> Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.<a href="/psalms/132-1.htm">Psalm 132:1-5</a> A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: … spare me.<a href="/psalms/25-6.htm">Psalm 25:6,7</a> Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old… <a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1</a> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.<a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3,4,7</a> If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? … greatness.<a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7</a> But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.<a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a> Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/12-30.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-19.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-31.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-5.htm">Gatekeepers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-19.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-27.htm">Greatness</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-32.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-13.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-32.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-9.htm">Purify</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-14.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-21.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-6.htm">Sanctify</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-4.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-30.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/9-30.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/esther/1-10.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/job/8-5.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-11.htm">Gatekeepers</a> <a href="/job/17-16.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/esther/6-3.htm">Greatness</a> <a href="/esther/2-9.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-29.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/job/9-15.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/job/41-25.htm">Purify</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-29.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/91-16.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-13.htm">Sanctify</a> <a href="/esther/7-3.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/esther/3-2.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 13</div>1. <a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Upon the reading of the law, separation is made from the mixed multitude.</a> 4. <a href="/nehemiah/13-4.htm">Nehemiah, at his return, causes the chambers to be cleansed.</a> 10. <a href="/nehemiah/13-10.htm">He reforms the offices in the house of God;</a> 15. <a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">the violation of the Sabbath;</a> 23. <a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">and the marriages with the strange wives.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/nehemiah/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves Nehemiah's instruction to the Levites to purify themselves reflects the importance of ritual cleanliness in Jewish worship practices. The Levites, as temple servants, were responsible for maintaining the sanctity of the temple and its services. Purification rituals were essential for them to perform their duties, as outlined in Levitical law (<a href="/leviticus/8-6.htm">Leviticus 8:6</a>, <a href="/numbers/8-5.htm">Numbers 8:5-7</a>). This purification was both a physical and spiritual preparation, symbolizing holiness and dedication to God.and guard the gates Guarding the gates was a practical measure to ensure that the Sabbath was observed properly. The gates of Jerusalem were crucial points of entry, and controlling them helped prevent commerce and other activities that violated the Sabbath. This action reflects Nehemiah's commitment to restoring and maintaining the covenantal laws given to Israel, as seen in <a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a>. It also highlights the role of the Levites not just in religious duties but in civic responsibilities.in order to keep the Sabbath day holy The Sabbath was a sign of the covenant between God and Israel (<a href="/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13-17</a>). Keeping it holy was a commandment that set Israel apart from other nations. Nehemiah's emphasis on Sabbath observance underscores its importance in Jewish identity and faithfulness to God. The Sabbath rest is also a type of the rest found in Christ (<a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>), pointing to the ultimate spiritual rest believers have in Him.Remember me for this as well, O my God Nehemiah's prayer for remembrance is a personal appeal to God, reflecting his desire for divine acknowledgment of his efforts to lead the people in faithfulness. This plea is consistent with other instances in Nehemiah where he seeks God's favor (<a href="/nehemiah/5-19.htm">Nehemiah 5:19, 6</a>:14). It shows his reliance on God's approval rather than human recognition.and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion Nehemiah appeals to God's mercy and steadfast love, key attributes of God's character (<a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a>, <a href="/psalms/136.htm">Psalm 136</a>). This request for mercy acknowledges human dependence on divine grace. It also reflects the covenantal relationship where God's loving devotion (hesed) is central. Nehemiah's prayer aligns with the broader biblical theme of God's faithfulness and mercy towards His people, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who embodies God's loving devotion (<a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>, <a href="/titus/3-4.htm">Titus 3:4-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a> A Jewish leader and governor of Jerusalem who led the rebuilding of the city's walls and instituted religious reforms. 2. <a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a> Members of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, set apart for religious duties and temple service. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The central city of Jewish worship and the location of the temple, which Nehemiah helped to restore. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sabbath.htm">Sabbath</a> The seventh day of the week, set apart by God as a day of rest and worship, as commanded in the Ten Commandments. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god's_loving_devotion.htm">God's Loving Devotion</a> Nehemiah appeals to God's "abundant loving devotion," a theme of God's faithful love and mercy throughout the Bible.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_holiness.htm">The Importance of Holiness</a> Nehemiah's instruction to the Levites to purify themselves underscores the need for personal holiness in service to God. <a href="/topical/g/guarding_sacred_practices.htm">Guarding Sacred Practices</a> Just as the Levites were to guard the gates, believers are called to guard their hearts and lives to maintain spiritual disciplines. <a href="/topical/s/sabbath_observance.htm">Sabbath Observance</a> The Sabbath is a gift from God, meant for rest and worship, reminding us of our dependence on Him. <a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_god's_mercy.htm">Prayer for God's Mercy</a> Nehemiah's prayer for remembrance and mercy is a model for seeking God's grace in our efforts to live righteously. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_accountability.htm">Leadership and Accountability</a> Nehemiah's leadership shows the importance of accountability in maintaining community standards and practices.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 13</a> <a href="/q/what_are_worship_styles.htm">What are the different styles of worship?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_'vain_deceit'_in_col._2_8.htm">What does 'Heartily as Unto the Lord' mean?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_records_silent_on_nehemiah's_reforms.htm">If the return from exile was as significant as Nehemiah 13 suggests, why do some archaeological records remain silent about these sweeping religious and social reforms?</a> <a href="/q/where's_the_evidence_for_eliashib's_sheep_gate.htm">In Nehemiah 3:1, where is the archaeological evidence for Eliashib and the Sheep Gate he supposedly rebuilt?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nehemiah/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) Cleanse themselves.--As for a sacred duty, not without reference to their past neglect, which required to be forgiven. This was a high tribute to the Sabbath ordinance, and as such in harmony with all the details of this episode.Remember me.--In this prayer also Nehemiah commits his fidelity to the merciful estimate of God. But something in connection with the Sabbath, or with his retrospect of his own conduct, gives the passing prayer a peculiar pathos of humility.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - And I commanded the Levites... that they should come and keep the gates. Assigning the duty to his servants was probably a temporary arrangement. The permanent charge was committed to the Levites, who had been intrusted with the duty when the gates were first set up (<a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Nehemiah 7:1</a>). They were to "cleanse," or purify, themselves, because the charge was considered a sacred one. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also. Compare ver. 14. And spare me. It is worthy of notice that Nehemiah does not regard his good deeds as sufficient for his justification, but throws himself unreservedly on God's mercy. <a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then I instructed וָאֹמְרָ֣ה (wā·’ō·mə·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the Levites לַלְוִיִּ֗ם (lal·wî·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> Levites -- descendant of Levi to purify themselves מִֽטַּהֲרִים֙ (miṭ·ṭa·hă·rîm) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2891.htm">Strong's 2891: </a> To be clean or pure and guard שֹׁמְרִ֣ים (šō·mə·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the gates הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים (haš·šə·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate in order to keep the Sabbath הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת (haš·šab·bāṯ) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7676.htm">Strong's 7676: </a> Intermission, the Sabbath day י֣וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day holy. לְקַדֵּ֖שׁ (lə·qad·dêš) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> To be set apart or consecrated Remember זָכְרָה־ (zā·ḵə·rāh-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male me for this זֹאת֙ (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, as well, גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and O my God, אֱלֹהַ֔י (’ĕ·lō·hay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and {show} me עָלַ֖י (‘ā·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against mercy וְח֥וּסָה (wə·ḥū·sāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2347.htm">Strong's 2347: </a> To pity, look upon with compassion according to Your abundant כְּרֹ֥ב (kə·rōḇ) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> Multitude, abundance, greatness loving devotion. חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ (ḥas·de·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Nehemiah 13:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Nehemiah 13:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Nehemiah 13:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Nehemiah 13:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Nehemiah 13:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Nehemiah 13:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Nehemiah 13:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Nehemiah 13:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Nehemiah 13:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Nehemiah 13:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-22.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 13:22 I commanded the Levites that they should (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/13-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 13:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 13:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 13:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 13:23" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>