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Rememberזָכְרָהthem,לָהֶםmy Elohim,אֱלֹהָיbecause ofעַלthe defilementsגָּאֳלֵיof the priesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּהand of the covenantוּבְרִיתof the priesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּהand of the Levites.וְהַלְוִיִּם
Nehemiah 13:29
Study it in the app“Remember them, my Elohim, because of the defilements of the priesthood and of the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 13:29, word by word
- Rememberזָכְרָzachra
remember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “zachra” appears- my Elohimאֱלֹהָeloha
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “eloha” appears- the defilementsגָּאֳלֵיgaole
defilement
Defilement, profanation: what stains something that was holy.
Where else “gaole” appears- of the priesthoodכְּהֻנָּהkehuna
priesthood
Priesthood: the office of a priest.
Where else “kehuna” appears- and of the covenantבְרִיתverit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “verit” appears- and of the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears
The context
28And one of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite; so I chased him away from me.
29 · This verse (above)
30So I purified them from everything foreign, and I established the watches for the priests and for the Levites, each in his work;