Nehemiah 13:17-20 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah , and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do , and profane the sabbath day?

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17 H7378 Then I contended [H8799] H2715 with the nobles H3063 of Judah H559 , and said [H8799] H7451 unto them, What evil H1697 thing H6213 is this that ye do [H8802] H2490 , and profane [H8764] H7676 the sabbath H3117 day?

18 H6213 Did [H8804] H1 not your fathers H935 thus, and did H430 not our God H935 bring [H8686] H7451 all this evil H5892 upon us, and upon this city H935 ? yet ye bring [H8686] H3254 more [H8688] H2740 wrath H3478 upon Israel H2490 by profaning [H8763] H7676 the sabbath.

19 H8179 And it came to pass, that when the gates H3389 of Jerusalem H6751 began to be dark [H8804] H6440 before H7676 the sabbath H559 , I commanded [H8799] H1817 that the gates H5462 should be shut [H8735] H559 , and charged [H8799] H6605 that they should not be opened [H8799] H310 till after H7676 the sabbath H5288 : and some of my servants H5975 set [H8689] H8179 I at the gates H4853 , that there should no burden H935 be brought in [H8799] H7676 on the sabbath H3117 day.

20 H7402 So the merchants [H8802] H4376 and sellers [H8802] H4465 of all kind of ware H3885 lodged [H8799] H2351 without H3389 Jerusalem H6471 once H8147 or twice.