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class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13#h=123:0-126:0"><span class="altsize">15-22</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L3"><p>Intermarriage condemned <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13#h=126:0-128:0"><span class="altsize">23-28</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-1" data-section-citation="016013001016013001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:1</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/450" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-451"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 31:11; Ne 8:2, 3; Ac 15:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-451" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-451" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/451" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-452"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 19:36-38</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-452" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-452" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/452" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-453"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 23:3, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-453" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-453" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p241" data-pid="241" class="se"></p> <p id="p242" data-pid="242" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/186/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 95</a></p> <p id="p243" data-pid="243" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p102" data-pid="102" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/100/0">it-1 95</a></p> <p id="p103" data-pid="103" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-2" data-section-citation="016013002016013002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:2</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/453" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-454"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 22:4-6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-454" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-454" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/454" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-455"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 23:8; 24:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-455" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-455" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p121" data-pid="121" class="sx"><span class="ni">w42 139</span></p> <p id="p122" data-pid="122" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-3" data-section-citation="016013003016013003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:3</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-113"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p244" data-pid="244">Or “mixed descent.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/455" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-456"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 10:10, 11; Ne 9:1, 2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-456" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-456" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p243" data-pid="243" class="se"></p> <p id="p244" data-pid="244" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/187/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 417</a></p> <div id="p245" data-pid="245"><p data-pid="245" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/188/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="245" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/188/0">2/15/1986, p. 26</a></p> </div><p id="p246" data-pid="246" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p103" data-pid="103" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/101/0">it-2 417;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/101/2"> w86 2/15 26</a></p> <p id="p104" data-pid="104" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-4" data-section-citation="016013004016013004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:4</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-114"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p245" data-pid="245">Or “dining halls.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-115"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p246" data-pid="246">Or “temple.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/456" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-457"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 10:37, 38</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-457" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-457" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/457" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-458"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 3:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-458" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-458" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/458" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-459"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 2:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-459" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-459" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p246" data-pid="246" class="se"></p> <div id="p247" data-pid="247"><p data-pid="247" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/189/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="247" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/189/0">8/15/2013, p. 4</a></p> </div><p id="p248" data-pid="248" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p104" data-pid="104" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/102/0">w13 8/15 4;</a></p> <p id="p105" data-pid="105" class="sx"></p> <p id="p122" data-pid="122" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/120/0">w65 746</a></p> <p id="p123" data-pid="123" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-5" data-section-citation="016013005016013005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:5</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-116"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p247" data-pid="247">Or “dining hall.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-117"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p248" data-pid="248">Or “tithe.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/459" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-460"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 18:3, 4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-460" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-460" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/460" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-461"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 18:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-461" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-461" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/461" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-462"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 12:44</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-462" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-462" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p248" data-pid="248" class="se"></p> <div id="p249" data-pid="249"><p data-pid="249" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/190/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="249" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/190/0">8/15/2013, p. 4</a></p> </div><p id="p250" data-pid="250" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p105" data-pid="105" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/103/0">w13 8/15 4;</a></p> <p id="p106" data-pid="106" class="sx"></p> <p id="p123" data-pid="123" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/121/0">w65 746</a></p> <p id="p124" data-pid="124" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-6" data-section-citation="016013006016013006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:6</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/462" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-463"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 5:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-463" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-463" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/463" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-464"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 7:1; Ne 2:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-464" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-464" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p250" data-pid="250" class="se"></p> <p id="p251" data-pid="251" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/191/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 182</a></p> <p id="p252" data-pid="252" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/192/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 488-489</a></p> <div id="p253" data-pid="253"><p data-pid="253" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/193/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="253" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/193/0">2/1/2006, p. 11</a></p> </div><p id="p254" data-pid="254" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/194/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> p. 173</a></p> <p id="p255" data-pid="255" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p106" data-pid="106" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/104/0">it-1 182;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/104/2"> it-2 488-489;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/104/4"> w06 2/1 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/104/6"> si 173;</a></p> <p id="p107" data-pid="107" class="sx"></p> <p id="p124" data-pid="124" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/122/0">w65 746</a></p> <p id="p125" data-pid="125" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-7" data-section-citation="016013007016013007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:7</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/464" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-465"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 12:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-465" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-465" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/465" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-466"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 4:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-466" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-466" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-8" data-section-citation="016013008016013008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:8</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-118"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p249" data-pid="249">Or “dining hall.”</p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-9" data-section-citation="016013009016013009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:9</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-119"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p250" data-pid="250">Or “dining halls.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/466" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-467"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 10:39</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-467" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-467" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/467" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-468"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 2:14, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-468" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-468" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p125" data-pid="125" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/123/0">w65 746</a></p> <p id="p126" data-pid="126" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-10" data-section-citation="016013010016013010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:10</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/468" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-469"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 10:37; 12:47</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-469" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-469" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/469" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-470"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mal 3:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-470" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-470" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/470" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-471"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 35:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-471" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-471" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p255" data-pid="255" class="se"></p> <p id="p256" data-pid="256" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/195/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 452-453,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/196/0"> 488-489</a></p> <p id="p257" data-pid="257" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p107" data-pid="107" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/105/0">it-2 453,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/105/2"> 488-489;</a></p> <p id="p108" data-pid="108" class="sx"></p> <p id="p126" data-pid="126" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/124/0">ad 1192;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/124/1"> w65 746;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/124/2"> w63 647</a></p> <p id="p127" data-pid="127" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-11" data-section-citation="016013011016013011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:11</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/471" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-472"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 9:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-472" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-472" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/472" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-473"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 10:39</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-473" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-473" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p257" data-pid="257" class="se"></p> <p id="p258" data-pid="258" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/197/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 488-489</a></p> <div id="p259" data-pid="259"><p data-pid="259" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/198/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="259" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/198/0">8/15/2013, pp. 4-5</a></p> </div><p id="p260" data-pid="260" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p108" data-pid="108" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/106/0">it-2 488-489;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/106/2"> w13 8/15 4-5</a></p> <p id="p109" data-pid="109" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-12" data-section-citation="016013012016013012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:12</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/473" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-474"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 27:30; Nu 18:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-474" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-474" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/474" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-475"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 10:38, 39; Mal 3:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-475" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-475" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p127" data-pid="127" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/125/0">w65 746</a></p> <p id="p128" data-pid="128" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-13" data-section-citation="016013013016013013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:13</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-120"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p251" data-pid="251">Or “scribe.”</p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-14" data-section-citation="016013014016013014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:14</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-121"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p252" data-pid="252">Or “guardianship.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/475" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-476"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 5:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-476" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-476" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/476" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-477"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Heb 6:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-477" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-477" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p128" data-pid="128" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/126/0">w65 71,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/126/1"> 747</a></p> <p id="p129" data-pid="129" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-15" data-section-citation="016013015016013015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:15</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-122"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p253" data-pid="253">Or possibly, “warned them on that day not to sell provisions.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/477" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-478"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 20:10; 34:21; 35:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-478" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-478" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/478" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-479"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jer 17:21, 27</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-479" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-479" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-16" data-section-citation="016013016016013016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:16</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/479" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-480"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 10:31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-480" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-480" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p260" data-pid="260" class="se"></p> <div id="p261" data-pid="261"><p data-pid="261" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/199/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Public)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="261" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/199/0">No. 1 2020 p. 7</a></p> </div><p id="p262" data-pid="262" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/200/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 894</a></p> <p id="p263" data-pid="263" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p109" data-pid="109" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/107/0">wp20.1 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/107/2"> it-1 894</a></p> <p id="p110" data-pid="110" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-18" data-section-citation="016013018016013018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:18</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/480" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-481"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 20:8-10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-481" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-481" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-22" data-section-citation="016013022016013022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:22</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/481" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-482"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 5:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-482" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-482" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/482" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-483"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 5:19; 13:14, 30, 31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-483" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-483" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p263" data-pid="263" class="se"></p> <div id="p264" data-pid="264"><p data-pid="264" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/201/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="264" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/201/0">9/15/1996, pp. 16-17</a></p> </div><p id="p265" data-pid="265" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p110" data-pid="110" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/108/0">w96 9/15 16-17</a></p> <p id="p111" data-pid="111" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-23" data-section-citation="016013023016013023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:23</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-123"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p254" data-pid="254">Or “had taken into their houses.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/483" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-484"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 13:2, 3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-484" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-484" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/484" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-485"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 23:3, 4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-485" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-485" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/485" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-486"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 9:1, 2; 10:10; 2Co 6:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-486" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-486" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p265" data-pid="265" class="se"></p> <p id="p266" data-pid="266" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/202/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 95</a></p> <p id="p267" data-pid="267" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p111" data-pid="111" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/109/0">it-1 95</a></p> <p id="p112" data-pid="112" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-24" data-section-citation="016013024016013024"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:24</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p267" data-pid="267" class="se"></p> <p id="p268" data-pid="268" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/203/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 190</a></p> <p id="p269" data-pid="269" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/204/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 203-204</a></p> <div id="p270" data-pid="270"><p data-pid="270" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/205/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="270" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/205/0">10/2016, p. 14</a></p> </div><div id="p271" data-pid="271"><p data-pid="271" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/206/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="271" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/206/0">8/15/2013, pp. 6-7</a></p> </div><p id="p272" data-pid="272" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p112" data-pid="112" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/110/0">it-1 190;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/110/2"> it-2 203-204;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/110/4"> w16.10 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/110/6"> w13 8/15 6-7;</a></p> <p id="p113" data-pid="113" class="sx"></p> <p id="p129" data-pid="129" class="sx"><span class="ni">ep 26</span></p> <p id="p130" data-pid="130" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-25" data-section-citation="016013025016013025"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:25</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/486" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-487"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 25:2; Ezr 7:26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-487" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-487" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/487" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-488"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 7:3, 4; Ne 10:30</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-488" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-488" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p272" data-pid="272" class="se"></p> <p id="p273" data-pid="273" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/207/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1021</a></p> <p id="p274" data-pid="274" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/208/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 487</a></p> <p id="p275" data-pid="275" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p113" data-pid="113" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/111/0">it-1 1021;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/111/2"> it-2 487;</a></p> <p id="p114" data-pid="114" class="sx"></p> <p id="p130" data-pid="130" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/128/0">ad 1216;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/128/1"> w65 561;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/128/2"> w61 403;</a><span class="ni"> ep 26</span></p> <p id="p131" data-pid="131" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-26" data-section-citation="016013026016013026"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:26</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/488" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-489"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 3:12, 13; 2Ch 9:22</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-489" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-489" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/489" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-490"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Sa 12:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-490" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-490" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/490" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-491"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 11:1-5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-491" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-491" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p131" data-pid="131" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/129/0">w65 114,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/129/1"> 561;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/129/2"> w61 403</a></p> <p id="p132" data-pid="132" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-27" data-section-citation="016013027016013027"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:27</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/491" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-492"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 10:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-492" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-492" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-28" data-section-citation="016013028016013028"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:28</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/492" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-493"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 12:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-493" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-493" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/493" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-494"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 3:1; 13:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-494" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-494" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/494" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-495"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 2:10; 6:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-495" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-495" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p132" data-pid="132" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/130/0">w65 747;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/130/1"> w60 425</a></p> <p id="p133" data-pid="133" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-29" data-section-citation="016013029016013029"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:29</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/495" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-496"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 40:15; Nu 25:11-13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-496" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-496" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/496" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-497"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mal 2:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-497" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-497" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p133" data-pid="133" class="sx"><span class="ni">w36 328</span></p> <p id="p134" data-pid="134" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-30" data-section-citation="016013030016013030"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:30</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/497" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-498"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 23:6; 25:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-498" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-498" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p134" data-pid="134" class="sx"><span class="ni">w36 328</span></p> <p id="p135" data-pid="135" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="16-13-31" data-section-citation="016013031016013031"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Nehemiah 13:31</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-124"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p255" data-pid="255">Or “for good.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/498" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-499"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 10:34</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-499" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-499" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/499" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-500"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 5:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-500" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-500" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p275" data-pid="275" class="se"></p> <p id="p276" data-pid="276" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/209/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 487</a></p> <div id="p277" data-pid="277"><p data-pid="277" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/210/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="277" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/210/0">8/15/2013, p. 7</a></p><p data-pid="277" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/211/0">2/1/2011, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="277" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204405/212/0">9/15/1996, pp. 16-17</a></p> </div></span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p114" data-pid="114" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/112/0">it-2 487;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/112/2"> w13 8/15 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/112/4"> w11 2/1 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270016/112/6"> w96 9/15 16-17;</a></p> <p id="p135" data-pid="135" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/133/0">w65 747;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020016/133/1"> w50 239</a></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/450/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-451-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 31:11; Ne 8:2, 3; Ac 15:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-451-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-451-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/451/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-452-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 19:36-38</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-452-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-452-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/452/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-453-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 23:3, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-453-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-453-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/453/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-454-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 22:4-6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-454-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-454-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/454/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-455-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 23:8; 24:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-455-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-455-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/455/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-456-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 10:10, 11; Ne 9:1, 2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-456-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-456-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/456/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-457-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 10:37, 38</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-457-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-457-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/457/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-458-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 3:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-458-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-458-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/458/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-459-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 2:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-459-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-459-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/459/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-460-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 18:3, 4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-460-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-460-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/460/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-461-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 18:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-461-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-461-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/461/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-462-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 12:44</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-462-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-462-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/462/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-463-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 5:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-463-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-463-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/463/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-464-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 7:1; Ne 2:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-464-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-464-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/464/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-465-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 12:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-465-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-465-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/465/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-466-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 4:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-466-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-466-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/466/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-467-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 10:39</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-467-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-467-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/467/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-468-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 2:14, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-468-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-468-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/468/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-469-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 10:37; 12:47</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-469-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-469-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/469/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-470-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mal 3:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-470-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-470-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/470/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-471-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 35:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-471-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-471-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/471/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-472-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 9:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-472-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-472-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/472/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-473-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 10:39</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-473-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-473-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/473/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-474-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 27:30; Nu 18:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-474-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-474-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/474/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-475-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 10:38, 39; Mal 3:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-475-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-475-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/475/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-476-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 5:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-476-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-476-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/476/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-477-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Heb 6:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-477-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-477-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/477/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-478-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 20:10; 34:21; 35:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-478-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-478-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/478/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-479-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jer 17:21, 27</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-479-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-479-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/479/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-480-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 10:31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-480-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-480-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/480/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-481-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:18</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 20:8-10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-481-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-481-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/481/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-482-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:22</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 5:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-482-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-482-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/482/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-483-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:22</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 5:19; 13:14, 30, 31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-483-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-483-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/483/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-484-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:23</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 13:2, 3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-484-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-484-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/484/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-485-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:23</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 23:3, 4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-485-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-485-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/485/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-486-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:23</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 9:1, 2; 10:10; 2Co 6:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-486-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-486-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/486/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-487-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:25</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 25:2; Ezr 7:26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-487-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-487-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/487/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-488-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:25</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 7:3, 4; Ne 10:30</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-488-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-488-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/488/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-489-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:26</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 3:12, 13; 2Ch 9:22</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-489-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-489-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/489/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-490-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:26</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Sa 12:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-490-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-490-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/490/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-491-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:26</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 11:1-5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-491-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-491-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/491/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-492-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:27</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 10:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-492-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-492-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/492/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-493-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:28</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 12:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-493-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-493-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/493/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-494-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:28</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 3:1; 13:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-494-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-494-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/494/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-495-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:28</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 2:10; 6:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-495-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-495-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/495/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-496-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:29</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 40:15; Nu 25:11-13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-496-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-496-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/496/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-497-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:29</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mal 2:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-497-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-497-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/497/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-498-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:30</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 23:6; 25:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-498-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-498-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/498/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-499-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:31</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 10:34</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-499-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-499-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/16/13/499/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-500-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Neh. 13:31</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 5:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-500-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-500-1" 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id="documentCitationInformation"> <div>New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)</div> <div>Nehemiah 13:1-31</div> </div> <div id="content" class="content"> <div class="articlePositioner" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> <div id="banner" class="documentBanner showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> </div> <article id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-nwtsty jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>Nehemiah</h1> </header> <p id="p118" data-pid="118" class="sb"><span id="v16-13-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12672" class="cl vx vp"><strong>13</strong> </a>On that day the book of Moses was read in the hearing of the people,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/450" data-bid="451-1" class="b">+</a> and it was found written that no Amʹmon·ite or Moʹab·ite<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/451" data-bid="452-1" class="b">+</a> should ever enter the congregation of the true God,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/452" data-bid="453-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v16-13-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12673" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>for they had not met the Israelites with bread and water, but instead they had hired Baʹlaam against them to curse them.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/453" data-bid="454-1" class="b">+</a> However, our God had changed the curse into a blessing.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/454" data-bid="455-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v16-13-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12674" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>As soon as they heard the Law, they began to separate from Israel all those of foreign descent.<a id="footnotesource113" data-fnid="113" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070120/112">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/455" data-bid="456-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p119" data-pid="119" class="sb"><span id="v16-13-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12675" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>Now before this, the priest in charge of the storerooms<a id="footnotesource114" data-fnid="114" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070120/113">*</a> of the house<a id="footnotesource115" data-fnid="115" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070120/114">*</a> of our God<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/456" data-bid="457-1" class="b">+</a> was E·liʹa·shib,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/457" data-bid="458-1" class="b">+</a> a relative of To·biʹah.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/458" data-bid="459-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v16-13-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12676" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>He had made available for him a large storeroom,<a id="footnotesource116" data-fnid="116" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070120/115">*</a> where previously they used to put the grain offering, the frankincense, and the utensils and the tenth<a id="footnotesource117" data-fnid="117" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070120/116">*</a> of the grain, the new wine, and the oil,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/459" data-bid="460-1" class="b">+</a> to which the Levites,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/460" data-bid="461-1" class="b">+</a> the singers, and the gatekeepers are entitled, along with the contribution for the priests.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/461" data-bid="462-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p120" data-pid="120" class="sb"><span id="v16-13-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12677" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>And during all this time I was not in Jerusalem, for I went to the king in the 32nd year<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/462" data-bid="463-1" class="b">+</a> of King Ar·ta·xerxʹes<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/463" data-bid="464-1" class="b">+</a> of Babylon; and sometime later I asked the king for a leave of absence. </span><span id="v16-13-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12678" class="vl vp">7 </a>Then I came to Jerusalem and noticed the terrible thing that E·liʹa·shib<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/464" data-bid="465-1" class="b">+</a> had done in behalf of To·biʹah,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/465" data-bid="466-1" class="b">+</a> making a storeroom available for him in the courtyard of the house of the true God. </span><span id="v16-13-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12679" class="vl vp">8 </a>This was very displeasing to me, so I threw all of To·biʹah’s household furniture out of the storeroom.<a id="footnotesource118" data-fnid="118" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070120/117">*</a> </span><span id="v16-13-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12680" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>After that I gave orders, and they cleansed the storerooms;<a id="footnotesource119" data-fnid="119" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070120/118">*</a> and I put back there the utensils of the house of the true God,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/466" data-bid="467-1" class="b">+</a> with the grain offering and the frankincense.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/467" data-bid="468-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p121" data-pid="121" class="sb"><span id="v16-13-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12681" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>I also found out that the portions of the Levites<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/468" data-bid="469-1" class="b">+</a> had not been given them,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/469" data-bid="470-1" class="b">+</a> so that the Levites and the singers who did the work had gone off, each to his own field.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/470" data-bid="471-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v16-13-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12682" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>So I reprimanded the deputy rulers<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/471" data-bid="472-1" class="b">+</a> and said: “Why has the house of the true God been neglected?”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/472" data-bid="473-1" class="b">+</a> Then I gathered them together and assigned them back to their posts. </span><span id="v16-13-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12683" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>And all Judah brought in the tenth<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/473" data-bid="474-1" class="b">+</a> of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to the storerooms.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/474" data-bid="475-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v16-13-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12684" class="vl vp">13 </a>Then I put Shel·e·miʹah the priest, Zaʹdok the copyist,<a id="footnotesource120" data-fnid="120" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070120/119">*</a> and Pe·daiʹah of the Levites in charge of the storerooms, and Haʹnan the son of Zacʹcur the son of Mat·ta·niʹah was their assistant, for these men were considered reliable. It was their responsibility to make the distribution to their brothers.</span></p> <p id="p122" data-pid="122" class="sb"><span id="v16-13-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12685" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>Do remember me,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/475" data-bid="476-1" class="b">+</a> O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my acts of loyal love that I have done for the house of my God and its services.<a id="footnotesource121" data-fnid="121" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070120/120">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/476" data-bid="477-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p123" data-pid="123" class="sb"><span id="v16-13-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12686" class="vl vp">15 </a>In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/477" data-bid="478-1" class="b">+</a> bringing in heaps of grain and loading them on donkeys, and bringing wine, grapes, figs, and every sort of load into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/478" data-bid="479-1" class="b">+</a> So I warned them against selling provisions on that day.<a id="footnotesource122" data-fnid="122" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070120/121">*</a> </span><span id="v16-13-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12687" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>And the Tyrʹi·ans who lived in the city were bringing in fish and all kinds of merchandise, selling them to the people of Judah and in Jerusalem on the Sabbath.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/479" data-bid="480-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v16-13-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12688" class="vl vp">17 </a>So I reprimanded the nobles of Judah and said to them: “What is this evil thing that you are doing, even profaning the Sabbath day? </span><span id="v16-13-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12689" class="vl vp">18 </a>Was not this what your forefathers did, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and also on this city? Now you are adding to the burning anger against Israel by profaning the Sabbath.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/480" data-bid="481-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p124" data-pid="124" class="sb"><span id="v16-13-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12690" class="vl vp">19 </a>So as soon as the shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered that the doors be closed. I also said that they should not open them until after the Sabbath, and I stationed some of my own attendants at the gates so that no loads would be brought in on the Sabbath day. </span><span id="v16-13-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12691" class="vl vp">20 </a>So the traders and the sellers of all kinds of merchandise spent the night outside Jerusalem once or twice. </span><span id="v16-13-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12692" class="vl vp">21 </a>Then I warned them and said to them: “Why are you spending the night in front of the wall? If you do it again, I will use force against you.” From that time on they did not come on the Sabbath.</span></p> <p id="p125" data-pid="125" class="sb"><span id="v16-13-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12693" class="vl vx vp">22 </a>And I told the Levites that they should regularly purify themselves and come and guard the gates to keep the Sabbath day holy.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/481" data-bid="482-1" class="b">+</a> This, also, do remember to my credit, O my God, and show me pity according to your abundant loyal love.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/482" data-bid="483-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p126" data-pid="126" class="sb"><span id="v16-13-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12694" class="vl vx vp">23 </a>In those days I also saw Jews who had married<a id="footnotesource123" data-fnid="123" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070120/122">*</a> Ashʹdod·ite,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/483" data-bid="484-1" class="b">+</a> Amʹmon·ite, and Moʹab·ite<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/484" data-bid="485-1" class="b">+</a> women.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/485" data-bid="486-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v16-13-24-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12695" class="vl vx vp">24 </a>Half of their sons were speaking Ashʹdod·ite and half spoke the language of the different peoples, but none of them knew how to speak the language of the Jews. </span><span id="v16-13-25-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12696" class="vl vx vp">25 </a>So I reprimanded them and called down a curse on them and struck some of the men<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/486" data-bid="487-1" class="b">+</a> and pulled out their hair and made them swear by God: “You should not give your daughters to their sons, and you should not accept any of their daughters for your sons or yourselves.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/487" data-bid="488-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v16-13-26-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12697" class="vl vx vp">26 </a>Was it not because of these that King Solʹo·mon of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/488" data-bid="489-1" class="b">+</a> and he was loved by his God,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/489" data-bid="490-1" class="b">+</a> so that God made him king over all Israel. But the foreign wives caused even him to sin.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/490" data-bid="491-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v16-13-27-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12698" class="vl vp">27 </a>Is it not something unheard of for you to commit this great evil in acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/491" data-bid="492-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p127" data-pid="127" class="sb"><span id="v16-13-28-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12699" class="vl vx vp">28 </a>One of the sons of Joiʹa·da<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/492" data-bid="493-1" class="b">+</a> the son of E·liʹa·shib<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/493" data-bid="494-1" class="b">+</a> the high priest had become a son-in-law of San·balʹlat<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/494" data-bid="495-1" class="b">+</a> the Horʹo·nite. So I drove him away from me.</span></p> <p id="p128" data-pid="128" class="sb"><span id="v16-13-29-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12700" class="vl vx vp">29 </a>Do remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/495" data-bid="496-1" class="b">+</a> and the Levites.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/496" data-bid="497-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p129" data-pid="129" class="sb"><span id="v16-13-30-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12701" class="vl vx vp">30 </a>And I purified them from every foreign defilement, and I assigned duties to the priests and to the Levites, each to his own service,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070120/497" data-bid="498-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v16-13-31-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070120/12702" class="vl vx vp">31 </a>and arranged for the supply of the wood<a 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