Nehemiah 12:30
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And the priests and the Levites were purified, and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

themselves.

Genesis 35:2 And Jacob having called together all his household, said: Cast away the strange gods that are among you, and be cleansed, and change your garments.

Exodus 19:10,15 And he said to him: Go to the people, and sanctify them to day, and to morrow, and let them wash their garments. . . .

Numbers 19:2-20 This is the observance of the victim, which the Lord hath ordained. Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee a red cow of full age, in which there is no blemish, and which hath not carried the yoke: . . .

2 Chronicles 29:5,34 And he said to them: Hear me, ye Levites, and be sanctified, purify the house of the Lord the God of your fathers, and take away all filth out of the sanctuary. . . .

Ezra 6:21 And the children of Israel that were returned from captivity, and all that had separated themselves from the filthiness of the nations of the earth to them, to seek the Lord the God of Israel, did eat.

Job 1:5 And when the days of their feasting were gone about, Job sent to them, and sanctified them: and rising up early, offered holocausts for every one of them. For he said: Lest perhaps my sons have sinned, and have blessed God in their hearts. So did Job all days.

Hebrews 5:1,3 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in the things that appertain to God, that he may offer up gifts and sacrifices for sins: . . .

Context
The Dedication of the Wall
29And from the house of Galgal, and from the countries of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singing men had built themselves villages round about Jerusalem. 30And the priests and the Levites were purified, and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.31And I made the princes of Juda go up upon the wall, and I appointed two great choirs to give praise. And they went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate.…
Cross References
Nehemiah 12:29
And from the house of Galgal, and from the countries of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singing men had built themselves villages round about Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 13:22
I spoke also to the Levites that they should be purified, and should come to keep the gates, and to sanctify the sabbath day: for this also remember me, O my God, and spare me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

Nehemiah 13:30
So I separated from them all strangers, and I appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites, every man in his ministry:

Lexicon
After the priests
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest

and Levites
וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם (wə·hal·wî·yim)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

had purified themselves,
וַיִּֽטַּהֲר֔וּ (way·yiṭ·ṭa·hă·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2891: To be clean or pure

they purified
וַֽיְטַהֲרוּ֙ (way·ṭa·hă·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2891: To be clean or pure

the people,
הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

the gates,
הַשְּׁעָרִ֖ים (haš·šə·‘ā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate

and the wall.
הַחוֹמָֽה׃ (ha·ḥō·w·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2346: A wall of protection


Additional Translations
After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

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

And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people, and the porters, and the wall.

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

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

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

The priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

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