The Meaning of Nehemiah 13:8 Explained

Nehemiah 13:8

KJV: And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.

YLT: and it is very displeasing to me, and I cast all the vessels of the house of Tobiah without, out of the chamber,

Darby: And it grieved me much, and I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobijah out of the chamber.

ASV: And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it grieved  me sore:  therefore I cast forth  all the household  stuff  of Tobiah  out of  the chamber. 

What does Nehemiah 13:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Nehemiah 13:1-14 - Neglect Of Religious Duties
In Nehemiah 12:44-47 we have recorded the care that was manifested for the worthy maintenance of those who ministered in sacred things. As a result there were glad outbursts of minstrelsy and holy joy. Make room in your life for songs and praises, Psalms 33:1. In the opening of Nehemiah 13:1-31 we see how the Word of God cuts like a two-edged sword against evil. Happy are they who attend to its solemn warnings. The law referred to here was Deuteronomy 23:3-5. Tobiah was an Ammonite, and it was a scandalous thing that the high priest was not only allied to him by marriage, but had cast out the stores of the Temple in order to make room for him in the sacred edifice. Tobiah's influence was so great that the rest shrank from putting the law of separation into operation against him. When Nehemiah returned from a long sojourn in Persia he cast out all of Tobiah's goods, and restored the chamber to its proper use. If we have given up a chamber in our heart to any Tobiah, we must be prepared to do likewise. [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 13:8 mean?

And it grieved me bitterly therefore I threw - all the goods of household Tobiah out of the room
וַיֵּ֥רַֽע לִ֖י מְאֹ֑ד וָֽאַשְׁלִ֜יכָה אֶֽת־ כָּל־ כְּלֵ֧י בֵית־ טוֹבִיָּ֛ה הַח֖וּץ מִן־ הַלִּשְׁכָּֽה

וַיֵּ֥רַֽע  And  it  grieved 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מֵרֵעַ 
Sense: to be bad, be evil.
לִ֖י  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
מְאֹ֑ד  bitterly 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְאֹד  
Sense: exceedingly, much subst.
וָֽאַשְׁלִ֜יכָה  therefore  I  threw 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁלַךְ  
Sense: to throw, cast, hurl, fling.
אֶֽת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
כְּלֵ֧י  the  goods 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
בֵית־  of  household 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
טוֹבִיָּ֛ה  Tobiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: טֹובִיָּה 
Sense: head of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel but who were unable to prove their connection with Israel.
הַח֖וּץ  out 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חוּץ  
Sense: outside, outward, street, the outside.
הַלִּשְׁכָּֽה  the  room 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: לִשְׁכָּה  
Sense: room, chamber, hall, cell.

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