Translations
Modern
After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
Traditional
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
Literal
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
Latin
Et mundati sunt sacerdotes et Levitæ, et mundaverunt populum, et portas, et murum.
Original
Hebrew
English
After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
Notes
The dedication ceremony required the priests and Levites to be purified and ready to enter the temple area (see Exodus 19:10; Numbers 8:5–7).
The dedication of the new wall likely occurred soon after it was finished (Nehemiah 6:15–19). This account likely came from Nehemiah’s personal writings.
Theme notes and profiles
People
Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites
Glossary
Topics
Dedication of the Wall of Jerusalem Ezra: A Famous Scribe and Priest: Dedicates the Wall of Jerusalem Jerusalem: Wall of, Dedicated Music: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To The Levites: Services of Conducting the Sacred Music