# Nehemiah 13.31 **Book:** [Nehemiah](/codex/nehemiah/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 29. Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites. 30. Thus cleansed I them from all foreigners, and appointed charges for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work; > > **31. and for the wood - offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.** (Nehemiah 13:29-31, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 29. Remember them, my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites. 30. Thus I cleansed them from all foreigners, and appointed duties for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work; > > **31. and for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the first fruits. Remember me, my God, for good.** (Nehemiah 13:29-31, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 29. Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites. because: Heb. for the defilings 30. Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business; > > **31. And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.** (Nehemiah 13:29-31, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 29. Be mindful of them, O my God, for the redeemed of the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites. 30. And I have cleansed them from every stranger, and appoint charges to priests and to Levites, each in his work, > > **31. and for the wood-offering at appointed times, and for first-fruits. Be mindful of me, O my God, for good.** (Nehemiah 13:29-31, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.