Nehemiah 13:15

“In those days I saw in Judah people treading winepresses on the Sabbath, and bringing in the heaps and loading them on the donkeys, and also wine, grapes, and figs, and every kind of burden, and bringing them into Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath; and I testified on the day they sold provisions.”

Nehemiah 13:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 13:15, word by word

daysיָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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I sawרָאִיתִיraiti

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “raiti” appears
in Judahיהוּדָהyhuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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people treadingדֹּרְכִיםdorchim

tread

To step on; crush grapes underfoot.

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winepressesגִּתּוֹתgitot

winepress

Winepress: the place, cut in the rock, where grapes are trodden to get the wine.

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on the Sabbathשַּׁבָּתshabat

Sabbath

The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.

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and bringing inמְבִיאִיםmeviim

bring

To bring something or someone.

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the heapsעֲרֵמוֹתaremot

heap

Heap, especially of grain already threshed.

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and loading themעֹמְסִיםomsim

load

To lay a load on someone or on an animal.

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the donkeysחֲמֹרִיםchamorim

donkey

Donkey, male donkey.

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wineיַיִןyayin

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

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grapesעֲנָבִיםanavim

grape

Grape.

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and figsתְאֵנִיםteenim

fig

The fruit of the fig tree, eaten fresh or pressed into cakes.

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of burdenמַשָּׂאmasa

burden

A load carried on the back; also, the act of carrying it.

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into Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
and I testifiedאָעִידaid

testify

To declare what one knows, or summon others to vouch for one's words.

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they soldמִכְרָmichra

sell

To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.

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provisionsצָיִדtsayid

provision

The food people live on: what is carried and eaten.

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Translation note

“The heaps”: of grain or of sheaves. “I testified”: he admonished them; he warned them that they were doing wrong.

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

14Remember me, my Elohim, for this, and do not blot out my acts of loyal love that I have done in the house of my Elohim and in its charges.

15 · This verse (above)

16And the Tyrians lived in it, bringing fish and all kinds of merchandise, and selling on the Sabbath to the sons of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

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