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Nehemiah 6

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Nehemiah 6:10 [1] The reason for the confinement is not given and is a matter of speculation. One possibility is that Shemaiah had become ceremonially defiled, in which case the Hebrew probably should be understood as "had been confined" because the purification process would have to be completed before he could enter the temple.
Nehemiah 6:10 [1] The reason for the confinement is not given and is a matter of speculation. One possibility is that Shemaiah had become ceremonially defiled, in which case the Hebrew probably should be understood as "had been confined" because the purification process would have to be completed before he could enter the temple.
Nehemiah 6:10 [2] Only the priests were allowed to enter the sanctuary.
Nehemiah 6:10 [2] Only the priests were allowed to enter the sanctuary.
Nehemiah 6:11 [3] I.e. a man who is not a priest.
Nehemiah 6:11 [3] I.e. a man who is not a priest.
Nehemiah 6:16 [4] Lit they fell greatly in their own eyes.
Nehemiah 6:16 [4] Lit they fell greatly in their own eyes.
Nehemiah 6:18 [5] Tobiah was related by marriage to various influential Jewish leaders (EZR 2:5; NEH 3:4, 30; 7:10).
Nehemiah 6:18 [5] Tobiah was related by marriage to various influential Jewish leaders (EZR 2:5; NEH 3:4, 30; 7:10).
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