Nehemiah 13:8
What does Nehemiah 13:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 13:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And it was evil in my eyes: so I had all Tobiah's things put out of the room.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and it is very displeasing to me, and I cast all the vessels of the house of Tobiah without, out of the chamber,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And it seemed to me exceeding evil. And I cast forth the vessels of the house of Tobias out of the storehouse.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And it grieved me much, and I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobijah out of the chamber.
Context
v.7and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
v.8This passage
v.9Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal-offerings and the frankincense.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 2:13
And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- Ezra 10:1
Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together unto him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore.
- Psalms 69:9
For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
- Mark 11:15
And they come to Jerusalem: and he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and them that bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves;
- Ezra 9:3
And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.
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