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And they were bringing all this into Jerusalem on the Sabbath. Therefore I warned them against selling food on that day. <a href="/nlt/nehemiah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> In those days I saw men of Judah treading out their winepresses on the Sabbath. They were also bringing in grain, loading it on donkeys, and bringing their wine, grapes, figs, and all sorts of produce to Jerusalem to sell on the Sabbath. So I rebuked them for selling their produce on that day. <a href="/esv/nehemiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> In those days I saw in Judah people treading winepresses on the Sabbath, and bringing in heaps of grain and loading them on donkeys, and also wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of loads, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. And I warned them on the day when they sold food. <a href="/bsb/nehemiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day. <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a> In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. <a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a> In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. And I warned them about the day on which they were selling provisions. <a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> In those days I saw in Judah people who were treading wine presses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sacks of grain and loading them on donkeys, as well as wine, grapes, figs, and every kind of load, and they were bringing them into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I admonished them on the day they sold food. <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> In those days I saw in Judah some who were treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sacks of grain and loading them on donkeys, as well as wine, grapes, figs and all kinds of loads, and they brought them into Jerusalem on the sabbath day. So I admonished them on the day they sold food. <a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> In those days I saw in Judah some who were treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sacks of grain and loading them on donkeys, as well as wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of loads, and they brought them into Jerusalem on the sabbath day. So I admonished them on the day they sold food. <a href="/lsb/nehemiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> In those days I saw in Judah some who were treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sacks of grain and loading them on donkeys, as well as wine, grapes, figs and all kinds of loads, and they brought them into Jerusalem on the sabbath day. So I testified against them on the day they sold food. <a href="/amp/nehemiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> In those days I saw some in Judah who were treading wine presses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves or sacks of grain and loading them on donkeys, as well as wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of loads, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I protested and warned them on the day they sold the produce. <a href="/csb/nehemiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> At that time I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath. They were also bringing in stores of grain and loading them on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought to Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day. <a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> At that time I saw people in Judah treading wine presses on the Sabbath. They were also bringing in stores of grain and loading them on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought to Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day. <a href="/asv/nehemiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> In those days saw I in Judah some men treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses therewith; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. <a href="/cev/nehemiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I also noticed what the people of Judah were doing on the Sabbath. Not only were they trampling grapes to make wine, but they were harvesting their grain, grapes, figs, and other crops, and then loading these on donkeys to sell in Jerusalem. So I warned them not to sell food on the Sabbath. <a href="/erv/nehemiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> In those days saw I in Judah some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses therewith; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. <a href="/gwt/nehemiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> In those days I saw people in Judah stomping grapes in the winepresses on the day of worship. I saw them bringing in loads of wine, grapes, figs, and every other kind of load. They piled the loads on donkeys and brought them into Jerusalem on the day of worship. I warned them about selling food on that day. <a href="/gnt/nehemiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> At that time I saw people in Judah pressing juice from grapes on the Sabbath. Others were loading grain, wine, grapes, figs, and other things on their donkeys and taking them into Jerusalem; I warned them not to sell anything on the Sabbath. <a href="/isv/nehemiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> At that time I saw in Judah some who were treading wine presses on the Sabbath, bringing in sacks of grain, loading them onto donkeys, along with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of loads. They brought them into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I rebuked them on the day on which they were selling food. <a href="/msb/nehemiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day. <a href="/net/nehemiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a> In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath, bringing in heaps of grain and loading them onto donkeys, along with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of loads, and bringing them to Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them on the day that they sold these provisions. <a href="/nheb/nehemiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In those days I saw in Judah some men treading winepresses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all kinds of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day in which they sold food. <a href="/wbt/nehemiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> In those days I saw in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day in which they sold provisions. <a href="/web/nehemiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a> In those days I saw some men treading wine presses on the Sabbath in Judah, bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day; and I testified against them in the day in which they sold food. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> In those days I have seen in Judah those treading wine-vats on Sabbath, and bringing in the sheaves, and loading on the donkeys, and also, wine, grapes, and figs, and every burden, indeed, they are bringing into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, and I testify in the day of their selling provision. <a href="/ylt/nehemiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> In those days I have seen in Judah those treading wine-vats on sabbath, and bringing in the sheaves, and lading on the asses, and also, wine, grapes, and figs, and every burden, yea, they are bringing in to Jerusalem on the sabbath-day, and I testify in the day of their selling provision. <a href="/slt/nehemiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In those days I saw in Judah those treading the wine-presses in the Sabbath, and bringing in the sheaves, and loading upon the asses; and also wine, grapes, and figs, and every burden, and bringing into Jerusalem in the day of the Sabbath: and I shall testify in the day of their selling provision.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/nehemiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> In those days I saw in Juda some treading the presses on the sabbath, and carrying sheaves, and lading asses with wine, and grapes, and figs, and all manner of burthens, and bringing them into Jerusalem on the sabbath day. And I charged them that they should sell on a day on which it was lawful to sell. <a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> In those days, I saw, in Judah, some who were treading the presses on the Sabbath, and who were carrying sheaves, and placing on donkeys burdens of wine, and of grapes, and of figs, and all manner of burdens, and who were bringing these into Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath. And I contended with them, so that they would sell on a day when it was permitted to sell. <a href="/nabre/nehemiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a> In those days I perceived that people in Judah were treading the wine presses on the sabbath; that they were bringing in sheaves of grain, loading them on their donkeys, together with wine, grapes, figs, and every other kind of load, and bringing them to Jerusalem on the sabbath day. I warned them to sell none of these provisions. <a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> In those days I saw in Judah people treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in heaps of grain and loading them on donkeys; and also wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day; and I warned them at that time against selling food.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> In those days I saw in Judah highways filled with traffic on the sabbath, and men bringing burdens loaded on asses; and also wine, grapes, figs, and all manner of burdens which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day; and I testified against them that they might not sell game. <a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> In those days in Yehuda I saw the roads flowing on the Sabbath and bringing the burdens carried on donkeys, and also wine and grapes and figs and burdens entering Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath, and I testified to them: “You shall not buy game.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/nehemiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> In those days saw I in Judah some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in heaps of corn, and lading asses therewith; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day; and I forewarned them in the day wherein they sold victuals. <a href="/sep/nehemiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> In those days I saw in Juda men treading wine-presses on the sabbath, and carrying sheaves, and loading asses with both wine, and grapes, and figs, and every kind of burden, and bringing them into Jerusalem on the sabbath-day: <a href="/parallel/nehemiah/13-15.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=4015" 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> 15<a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hā·hêm·māh (Art:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">In those</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yā·mîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">I saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: ḇî·hū·ḏāh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">people in Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1869.htm" title="1869: dō·rə·ḵîm- (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To tread, march. A primitive root; to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow.">treading</a> <a href="/hebrew/1660.htm" title="1660: git·tō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A wine press. Probably from nagan; a wine-press.">winepresses</a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: baš·šab·bāṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">on the Sabbath</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·mə·ḇî·’îm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and bringing in</a> <a href="/hebrew/6194.htm" title="6194: hā·‘ă·rê·mō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A heap. (Jer. 50:26) or (feminine) aremah; from aram; a heap; specifically, a sheaf.">grain</a> <a href="/hebrew/6006.htm" title="6006: wə·‘ō·mə·sîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To load, carry a load. Or mamas; a primitive root; to load, i.e. Impose a burden.">and loading it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2543.htm" title="2543: ha·ḥă·mō·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A male ass. Or chamor; from chamar; a male ass.">donkeys,</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: wə·’ap̄- (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">along with</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: ya·yin (N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">wine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6025.htm" title="6025: ‘ă·nā·ḇîm (N-mp) -- A grape. From an unused root probably meaning to bear fruit; a grape.">grapes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384: ū·ṯə·’ê·nîm (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Fig tree. Or t:enah; perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig.">and figs.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All kinds</a> <a href="/hebrew/4853.htm" title="4853: maś·śā (N-ms) -- From nasa'; a burden; specifically, tribute, or porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire.">of goods</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·mə·ḇî·’îm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">were being brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">into Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: haš·šab·bāṯ (Art:: N-cs) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">on the Sabbath</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5749.htm" title="5749: wā·’ā·‘îḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify; intensively, to encompass, restore.">So I warned them</a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: miḵ·rām (V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">against selling</a> <a href="/hebrew/6718.htm" title="6718: ṣā·yiḏ (N-ms) -- The chase, game, lunch. From a form of tsuwd and meaning the same; the chase; also game; lunch.">food</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on that day.</a> 16Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.…<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="/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="/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="/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="/amos/8-5.htm">Amos 8:5</a> asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales. <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/23-3.htm">Leviticus 23:3</a> For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD. <a href="/matthew/12-1.htm">Matthew 12:1-8</a> At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. / When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ... <a href="/mark/2-23.htm">Mark 2:23-28</a> One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along. / So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? ... <a href="/luke/6-1.htm">Luke 6:1-5</a> One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. / But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ... <a href="/john/5-9.htm">John 5:9-18</a> Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day, / so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.” / But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” ... <a href="/john/7-22.htm">John 7:22-23</a> But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) / If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath? <a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Acts 13:14-15</a> And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down. / After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.” <a href="/acts/15-21.htm">Acts 15:21</a> For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.” <a href="/romans/14-5.htm">Romans 14:5-6</a> One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. / He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.treading wine.<a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a> Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy… <a href="/exodus/34-21.htm">Exodus 34:21</a> Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.<a href="/exodus/35-2.htm">Exodus 35:2</a> Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.burdens.<a href="/nehemiah/10-31.htm">Nehemiah 10:31</a> And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.<a href="/numbers/15-32.htm">Numbers 15:32-36</a> And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day… <a href="/jeremiah/17-21.htm">Jeremiah 17:21,22,24,27</a> Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; … I testified.<a href="/nehemiah/13-21.htm">Nehemiah 13:21</a> 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.<a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29</a> And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.<a href="/deuteronomy/8-19.htm">Deuteronomy 8:19</a> And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/7-69.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-15.htm">Burdens</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-69.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-40.htm">Figs</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-3.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-12.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-37.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Provisions</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-31.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/ruth/2-15.htm">Sheaves</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-8.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-34.htm">Testified</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-6.htm">Therewith</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-40.htm">Treading</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-19.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-12.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Winepresses</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/1-3.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/psalms/66-11.htm">Burdens</a> <a href="/job/1-3.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Figs</a> <a href="/job/15-33.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-16.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-16.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-16.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/psalms/78-25.htm">Provisions</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-16.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/job/5-26.htm">Sheaves</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-16.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-21.htm">Testified</a> <a href="/esther/6-9.htm">Therewith</a> <a href="/job/9-8.htm">Treading</a> <a href="/esther/5-11.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/esther/1-7.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Winepresses</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>In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath Nehemiah observed the violation of the Sabbath, a day set apart for rest and worship according to the Fourth Commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a>). The act of treading winepresses indicates laborious work, which was prohibited on the Sabbath. This reflects a broader issue of neglecting God's laws, a recurring theme in Israel's history (<a href="/jeremiah/17-21.htm">Jeremiah 17:21-27</a>).and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. The transportation of goods on the Sabbath further illustrates the disregard for the sanctity of the day. The mention of specific items like grain, wine, grapes, and figs highlights the economic activities that were prioritized over spiritual obedience. This behavior contrasts with the covenantal promise to honor the Sabbath as a sign between God and Israel (<a href="/ezekiel/20-12.htm">Ezekiel 20:12</a>).All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. Jerusalem, the center of worship and the location of the Temple, was meant to be a place where God's laws were upheld. The influx of goods on the Sabbath signifies a breakdown in the community's spiritual discipline. This situation echoes the warnings of prophets like Isaiah, who called for genuine observance of the Sabbath (<a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Isaiah 58:13-14</a>).So I warned them against selling food on that day. Nehemiah's response was to admonish the people, reflecting his role as a reformer and leader committed to restoring proper worship practices. His actions align with the prophetic tradition of calling Israel back to covenant faithfulness (<a href="/malachi/3-7.htm">Malachi 3:7</a>). This warning serves as a reminder of the importance of obedience to God's commands and the need for leaders to guide their communities in righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a> The governor of Judah who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and instituted reforms to restore the spiritual and social order according to God's laws. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The region where Jerusalem is located, representing the heart of the Jewish nation and its religious practices. 3. <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. 4. <a href="/topical/w/winepresses_and_grain.htm">Winepresses and Grain</a> Symbols of economic activity and daily sustenance, which were being improperly prioritized over spiritual obedience. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The holy city, central to Jewish worship and identity, where the desecration of the Sabbath was taking place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/sabbath_observance_as_a_covenant_sign.htm">Sabbath Observance as a Covenant Sign</a> The Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between God and His people, reminding them of His creation and redemption. Observing it is an act of faith and obedience. <a href="/topical/p/prioritizing_spiritual_over_economic_gain.htm">Prioritizing Spiritual Over Economic Gain</a> Nehemiah's actions remind us to prioritize our spiritual commitments over economic activities, trusting God to provide for our needs. <a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a> Nehemiah's leadership shows the importance of holding one another accountable to God's standards, encouraging communal faithfulness. <a href="/topical/r/rest_as_a_divine_command.htm">Rest as a Divine Command</a> The Sabbath is not just a suggestion but a command for rest and worship, reflecting God's own rest after creation. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_spiritual_integrity.htm">Cultural and Spiritual Integrity</a> Maintaining the distinctiveness of our faith practices, like the Sabbath, helps preserve our identity and witness in a secular world.<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/who_was_king_abijah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Abijah in the Bible?</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/how_does_joshua_15_63_align_with_total_conquest.htm">Joshua 15:63 states that the men of Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites from Jerusalem; how does this align with claims of total conquest elsewhere in the book?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_15_6-8_imply_total_judgment.htm">Why does Ezekiel 15:6-8 imply a total judgment on Jerusalem if other scriptures promise divine restoration?</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>(15-22) Vindication of the Sabbath.(15) Saw I in Judah.--In the country Nehemiah marked the most determined profanation of the Sabbath; and this extended to Jerusalem, into which all kinds of burdens were on that day, as on others, carried.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - In those days. A note of time even vaguer than that of <a href="/nehemiah/12-44.htm">Nehemiah 12:44</a> and <a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Nehemiah 13:1</a>, but pointing certainly to a date later than Nehemiah's return from the Persian court. Saw I some treading wine-presses on the sabbath. On the treading of grapes in the wine-press, as the first step towards the production of wine, see <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Job 24:11</a>; <a href="/isaiah/63-2.htm">Isaiah 63:2, 3</a>, etc. The performance of this work on the sabbath was a flagrant breach of the fourth commandment. Bringing in sheaves and lading asses. Scarcely "sheaves in our sense of the word, since corn was not stored in sheaves. Rather, "bringing grain and loading it upon asses." As also. Rather, "and even." It might be pleaded that the transport of grain was a necessity; but there could be no absolute need of a supply of wine, grapes, or figs. I testified against them in the day in which they sold victuals. Rather, "I testified against them in respect of the day on which they sold provisions." <a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>In those הָהֵ֡מָּה (hā·hêm·māh) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They days בַּיָּמִ֣ים (bay·yā·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day I saw רָאִ֣יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see people in Judah בִֽיהוּדָ֣ה ׀ (ḇî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites treading דֹּֽרְכִֽים־ (dō·rə·ḵîm-) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1869.htm">Strong's 1869: </a> To tread, to walk, to string a, bow wine presses גִּתּ֣וֹת ׀ (git·tō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1660.htm">Strong's 1660: </a> A wine-press on the Sabbath בַּשַּׁבָּ֡ת (baš·šab·bāṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7676.htm">Strong's 7676: </a> Intermission, the Sabbath and bringing in וּמְבִיאִ֣ים (ū·mə·ḇî·’îm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go grain הָעֲרֵמ֣וֹת (hā·‘ă·rê·mō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6194.htm">Strong's 6194: </a> A heap, a sheaf and loading it וְֽעֹמְסִ֪ים (wə·‘ō·mə·sîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6006.htm">Strong's 6006: </a> To load, impose a, burden on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against donkeys, הַחֲמֹרִ֟ים (ha·ḥă·mō·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2543.htm">Strong's 2543: </a> A male ass along with וְאַף־ (wə·’ap̄-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though wine, יַ֜יִן (ya·yin) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> Wine, intoxication grapes, עֲנָבִ֤ים (‘ă·nā·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6025.htm">Strong's 6025: </a> A grape and figs. וּתְאֵנִים֙ (ū·ṯə·’ê·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8384.htm">Strong's 8384: </a> Of foreign derivation, the fig All kinds וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every of goods מַשָּׂ֔א (maś·śā) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4853.htm">Strong's 4853: </a> A burden, tribute, porterage, an utterance, chiefly a, doom, singing, mental, desire were being brought וּמְבִיאִ֥ים (ū·mə·ḇî·’îm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go into Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel on the Sabbath הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת (haš·šab·bāṯ) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7676.htm">Strong's 7676: </a> Intermission, the Sabbath day. בְּי֣וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day So I warned them וָאָעִ֕יד (wā·’ā·‘îḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5749.htm">Strong's 5749: </a> To duplicate, repeat, to protest, testify, to encompass, restore against selling מִכְרָ֥ם (miḵ·rām) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4376.htm">Strong's 4376: </a> To sell food צָֽיִד׃ (ṣā·yiḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6718.htm">Strong's 6718: </a> The chase, game, lunch on that day. בְּי֖וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 13:15 In those days saw I in Judah (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/13-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 13:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 13:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/13-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 13:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 13:16" /></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>