The Meaning of Nehemiah 13:16 Explained

Nehemiah 13:16

KJV: There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

YLT: And the Tyrians have dwelt in it, bringing in fish, and every ware, and selling on sabbath to the sons of Judah and in Jerusalem.

Darby: Men of Tyre also dwelt therein, who brought fish and all manner of ware, and sold it on the sabbath to the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

ASV: There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, who brought in fish, and all manner of wares, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

There dwelt  men of Tyre  also therein, which brought  fish,  and all manner of ware,  and sold  on the sabbath  unto the children  of Judah,  and in Jerusalem. 

What does Nehemiah 13:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Nehemiah 13:15-31 - A Disobedient And Gainsaying People
Let us remember to keep perpetual Sabbath in the heart, whatever be our outward life. In this life there is a Sabbath rest for the people of God, Hebrews 4:9, but we must labor to enter into it, and must set God's angel of peace to keep the door against all intruders, Philippians 4:7. Twenty years before, Ezra had dismissed the strange wives, but the evil had risen again. Alas, how sadly do children expose the inconsistencies of their parents, and betray the evil of unequal marriages! We see plenty of this around us; and where there is such a union, the balance is almost certain to turn in favor of the world and against vital godliness, Deuteronomy 7:4; 2 Corinthians 6:14. Nehemiah did not hesitate to add strong acts to strong words. Josephus says that this expelled priest was Manasseh, and that he went to his father-in-law, Sanballat, who built for him a temple on Mount Gerizim like that at Jerusalem, and that this was the origin of the religious rivalry and hatred between Samaritans and Jews, John 4:20. The faithful servant and the dying thief join in the same petition, Nehemiah 13:31. To be remembered by Jesus Christ is enough reward for any of us [source]

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 13

1  Upon the reading of the law, separation is made from the mixed multitude
4  Nehemiah, at his return, causes the chambers to be cleansed
10  He reforms the offices in the house of God;
15  the violation of the Sabbath;
23  and the marriages with the strange wives

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 13:16 mean?

And [Men of] Tyre there dwelt in who brought in fish and all [kinds] of goods and sold [them] on the Sabbath to the sons of Judah and in Jerusalem
וְהַצֹּרִים֙ יָ֣שְׁבוּ בָ֔הּ מְבִיאִ֥ים דָּ֖אג וְכָל־ מֶ֑כֶר וּמֹכְרִ֧ים בַּשַּׁבָּ֛ת לִבְנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם

וְהַצֹּרִים֙  And  [Men  of]  Tyre 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צֹרִי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Tyre.
יָ֣שְׁבוּ  there  dwelt 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
מְבִיאִ֥ים  who  brought  in 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
דָּ֖אג  fish 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּאג 
Sense: fish.
וְכָל־  and  all  [kinds] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
מֶ֑כֶר  of  goods 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶכֶר  
Sense: merchandise, value, price.
וּמֹכְרִ֧ים  and  sold  [them] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: מָכַר  
Sense: to sell.
בַּשַּׁבָּ֛ת  on  the  Sabbath 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: שַׁבָּת  
Sense: Sabbath.
לִבְנֵ֥י  to  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְהוּדָ֖ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
וּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם  and  in  Jerusalem 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.

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