SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:30
Y se purificaron los sacerdotes y los levitas; y purificaron al pueblo, y las puertas, y el muro.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 12:30
Verse 30. The priests and the Levites purified themselves] This consisted in washings, abstinence from wine, and other matters, which, on all other occasions, were lawful. And as to the purifying of the gates and the walls, nothing was requisite but to remove all filth from the former, and all rubbish that might have been laid against the latter.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 30. And the priests and the Levites purified themselves , etc.] By washing their bodies and their clothes, perhaps by sprinkling the water of purification on them, (see Numbers 8:6,7,21 19:9).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 27-43 - All our cities, all our houses, must have holiness to the Lord writte upon them. The believer should undertake nothing which he does no dedicate to the Lord. We are concerned to cleanse our hands, and purif our hearts, when any work for God is to pass through them. Those tha would be employed to sanctify others, must sanctify themselves, and se themselves apart for God. To those who are sanctified, all their creature-comforts and enjoyments are made holy. The people greatl rejoiced. All that share in public mercies, ought to join in publi thanksgivings.
Original Hebrew
ויטהרו 2891 הכהנים 3548 והלוים 3881 ויטהרו 2891 את 853 העם 5971 ואת 853 השׁערים 8179 ואת 853 החומה׃ 2346
