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Nehemiah 13:30

Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;

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וְטִֽהַרְתִּ֖יםvetihartimand be cleanטָהֵרconjunction, verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be clean”, a completed actionH2891to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).מִכָּלmikalfrom allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).נֵכָ֑רnekharalienנֵכָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “alien”, the ordinary formH5236foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendomalien, strange ([phrase] -er).וָאַעֲמִ֧ידָהvaaamidahand standעָמַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, paragogic he — “and stand”, the next action in the storyH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…מִשְׁמָר֛וֹתmishmarotor to be keptמִשְׁמֶרֶתnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “or to be kept”, the ordinary formH4931watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or partycharge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.לַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםlakohanimto priestכֹּהֵןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.וְלַלְוִיִּ֖םvelalviyimand to Leviiteלֵוִיִּיconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “and to Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.אִ֥ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…בִּמְלַאכְתּֽוֹbimlakhtvoin work , -manshipמְלָאכָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in work , -manship”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4399properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)business, [phrase] cattle, [phrase] industrious, occupation, ([phrase] -pied), [phrase] officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thus cleansed I them from everything foreign, and appointed wards for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thus cleansed I them from all foreigners, and appointed charges for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work;

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have cleansed them from every stranger, and appoint charges to priests and to Levites, each in his work,

World English Bible

Thus I cleansed them from all foreigners and appointed duties for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work;

Darby Translation

And I purified them from all foreigners, and appointed the charges of the priests and the Levites, every one in his service;

Douay-Rheims

So I separated from them all strangers, and I appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites, every man in his ministry:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)