Bible verse
Once or twice, the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,
Nehemiah 13:20 · BSB
The verses around it, from Nehemiah 13.
16 Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.
17 Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?
18 Did not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”
19 When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.
20 Once or twice, the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,
21 but I warned them, “Why are you camping in front of the wall? If you do it again, I will lay hands on you.” From that time on, they did not return on the Sabbath.
22 Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.
23 In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah.
KJV
So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
ASV
So the merchants and sellers of all kind of wares lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
ERV
So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
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