Nehemiah 12:30

Partly by sprinkling the water of purification upon them, by which the tabernacle and sacred utensils were purified, Num 8; and partly by solemn prayers and sacrifices.

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³⁰ And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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