Nehemiah 13:20
Strong's Lexicon
Once
פַּ֥עַם (pa·‘am)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6471: 1) stroke, beat, foot, step, anvil, occurrence 1a) foot, hoof-beat, footfall, footstep 1b) anvil 1c) occurrence, time, stroke, beat 1c1) one time, once, twice, thrice, as time on time, at this repetition, this once, now at length, now...now, at one time...at another

or twice,
וּשְׁתָּֽיִם׃ (ū·šə·tā·yim)
Conjunctive waw | Number - fd
Strong's Hebrew 8147: 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)

the merchants
הָרֹכְלִ֜ים (hā·rō·ḵə·lîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7402: 1) to go about (meaning dubious) 1a) (Qal) trafficker, trader (participle) (subst)

and those who sell
וּמֹכְרֵ֧י (ū·mō·ḵə·rê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 4376: 1) to sell 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sell 1a2) seller (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be sold 1b2) to sell oneself 1b3) to be given over to death 1c) (Hithpael) to sell oneself

all kinds
כָל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

of goods
מִמְכָּ֛ר (mim·kār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4465: 1) sale, ware, thing sold

camped
וַיָּלִ֨ינוּ (way·yā·lî·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3885: 1) to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lodge, pass the night 1a2) to abide, remain (fig.) 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to rest or lodge 1c) (Hithpalpel) to dwell, abide 2) to grumble, complain, murmur 2a) (Niphal) to grumble 2b) (Hiphil) to complain, cause to grumble

outside
מִח֥וּץ (mi·ḥūṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2351: 1) outside, outward, street, the outside

Jerusalem,
לִירוּשָׁלִָ֖ם (lî·rū·šā·lim)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem = 'teaching of peace' 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Once or twice, the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,

Young's Literal Translation
And they lodge—the merchants and sellers of all ware—at the outside of Jerusalem, once or twice,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Once or twice the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,

New American Standard Bible
Once or twice the traders and merchants of every kind of merchandise spent the night outside Jerusalem.

King James Bible
So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Once or twice the merchants and sellers of all kinds of goods spent the night outside Jerusalem.

New Living Translation
The merchants and tradesmen with a variety of wares camped outside Jerusalem once or twice.

English Standard Version
Then the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice.

New American Standard Bible
Once or twice the traders and merchants of every kind of merchandise spent the night outside Jerusalem.

King James Bible
So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Once or twice the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,

International Standard Version
As a result, the merchants and sellers of all sorts of goods remained outside Jerusalem a couple of times.

NET Bible
The traders and sellers of all kinds of merchandise spent the night outside Jerusalem once or twice.

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

English Revised Version
So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.

Young's Literal Translation
And they lodge -- the merchants and sellers of all ware -- at the outside of Jerusalem, once or twice,
















Cross References
Nehemiah 13:19
And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

Nehemiah 13:21
Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.

Nehemiah 1:1
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

Nehemiah 13:18
Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.

Nehemiah 13:17
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?

Nehemiah 13:22
And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

Nehemiah 13:23
In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
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