Nehemiah 13:20

So the merchants, and sellers of all kinde of ware, lodged without Ierusalem once or twice.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Once or twice the traders and merchants of every kind of merchandise spent the night outside Jerusalem.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

So the merchants and sellers of all kind of wares lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
- American Standard Version (1901)

So the traders in all sorts of goods took their night's rest outside Jerusalem once or twice.
- Basic English Bible

And the dealers and sellers of all kind of ware passed the night without Jerusalem once or twice.
- Darby Bible

So the merchants and sellers of all kind of wares lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
- Webster's Bible

So the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside of Jerusalem once or twice.
- World English Bible

And they lodge -- the merchants and sellers of all ware -- at the outside of Jerusalem, once or twice,
- Youngs Literal Bible

So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Nehemiah 13:20

13:19 At the gates - Out of a diffidence in those, to whom the keeping of the gates was committed.

13:22 Cleanse - Because the work they now were set upon, though common in its nature, yet was holy in design of it, and had respect unto the sabbath: and, because the day in which they were to do this was the sabbath - day, for the observation whereof they were obliged to purify themselves. Gates - The gates of the city; not daring to trust the common porters, he commits the charge of them upon the sabbath - days, to the Levites, to whom the care of sanctifying the sabbath did properly belong. Mercy - Whereby he intimates, that though he mentioned his good - works, as things wherewith God was well - pleased, and which he had promised to reward, yet he neither did, nor durst trust to their merit, or his own worthiness, but, when he had done all, he judged himself an unprofitable servant, and one that needed God's infinite mercy to pardon all his sins, and particularly those infirmities and corruptions which adhered to his good deeds.