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Lexham Expanded Bible
So I quarreled with the prefects, and I said, "Why is the house of God forsaken?" And I gathered them and set them at their station.
New American Standard Bible
So I
King James Version
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
Holman Bible
Therefore, I rebuked the officials, saying, “Why has the house of God been neglected?”
International Standard Version
So I confronted the officials and asked, "Why is the Temple of God neglected?" Then I gathered them together and put them back in their places.
A Conservative Version
Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
American Standard Version
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
Amplified
Then I reprimanded the officials and said, “Why is the house of God neglected?” So I gathered the Levites and singers together and restored them at their posts.
Bible in Basic English
Then I made protests to the chiefs, and said, Why has the house of God been given up? And I got them together and put them in their places.
Darby Translation
Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.
Julia Smith Translation
And I shall contend with the prefects, and say, Wherefore was the house of God forsaken? And I shall gather them together, and cause them to stand upon their standing.
King James 2000
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
Modern King James verseion
And I contended with the rulers and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then reproved I the rulers, and said, "Why forsake we the house of God?" But I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
NET Bible
So I registered a complaint with the leaders, asking "Why is the temple of God neglected?" Then I gathered them and reassigned them to their positions.
New Heart English Bible
Then I contended with the rulers, and said, "Why is God's house forsaken?" I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore contended I with the deputies, and said, Wherefore is the house of God, forsaken? So I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
Webster
Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? and I assembled them, and set them in their place.
World English Bible
Then I contended with the rulers, and said, "Why is the house of God forsaken?" I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I strive with the prefects, and say, 'Wherefore hath the house of God been forsaken?' and I gather them, and set them on their station;
Themes
Christian ministers » Instances of » Priests and levites
Levites » Tithes withheld from
Lukewarmness » Instances of » The jews under nehemiah
Nehemiah » Firmness in the right
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 13:11
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Nehemiah Brings Reform
10 And then I came to learn that the food of the Levites had not been given to them, so that the Levites and the singers, the doers of the work, had gone back each to his field. 11 So I quarreled with the prefects, and I said, "Why is the house of God forsaken?" And I gathered them and set them at their station. 12 So all of Judah brought the tithe of grain, new wine, and olive oil into the storehouses.
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Nehemiah 10:39
For the {Israelites} and the {Levites} will bring to the storerooms the offering of grain, new wine, and olive oil. These are the objects of the sanctuary and the priests who minister and the gatekeepers and singers. We will not neglect the house of our God."
Nehemiah 13:17
So I quarreled with the nobles of Judah and said to them, "What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning the day of the Sabbath?
Nehemiah 13:25
So I quarreled with them and cursed them and beat some of their men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath by God: "Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
1 Samuel 2:17
So the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of Yahweh, because the men treated the offering of Yahweh with contempt.
Nehemiah 5:6-13
I was very angry when I heard their shouts and these words.
Job 31:34
because I dreaded [the] great multitude, and [the] contempt of clans terrified me, so that I kept quiet, I did not go out of [the] doorway?
Proverbs 28:4
Those who forsake instruction will praise the wicked, but they who guard instruction will struggle against them.
Malachi 3:8-11
Will a human [dare to] rob God? Yet you [are] robbing me! And you say, 'How have we robbed you?' In the tithes and the contributions!