The Meaning of Nehemiah 12:30 Explained

Nehemiah 12:30

KJV: And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

YLT: and the priests and the Levites are cleansed, and they cleanse the people, and the gates, and the wall.

Darby: And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates and the wall.

ASV: And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the priests  and the Levites  purified  themselves, and purified  the people,  and the gates,  and the wall. 

What does Nehemiah 12:30 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 12

1  The priests and the Levites which came up with Zerubbabel
10  The succession of high priests
22  Certain chief Levites
27  The solemnity of the dedication of the walls
44  The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the temple

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 12:30 mean?

And purified themselves the priests and Levites and purified - the people and the gates and the wall
וַיִּֽטַּהֲר֔וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם וַֽיְטַהֲרוּ֙ אֶת־ הָעָ֔ם וְאֶת־ הַשְּׁעָרִ֖ים וְאֶֽת־ הַחוֹמָֽה

וַיִּֽטַּהֲר֔וּ  And  purified  themselves 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: טָהֵר  
Sense: to be clean, be pure.
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים  the  priests 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם  and  Levites 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
וַֽיְטַהֲרוּ֙  and  purified 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: טָהֵר  
Sense: to be clean, be pure.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָעָ֔ם  the  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
הַשְּׁעָרִ֖ים  the  gates 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
הַחוֹמָֽה  the  wall 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֹומָה  
Sense: wall.