Nehemiah 13:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Onceפַּ֥עַם
(pa·'am)
6471: a beat, foot, anvil, occurrencefrom paam
or twiceוּשְׁתָּֽיִם׃
(u·she·ta·yim.)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
the tradersהָרֹכְלִ֜ים
(ha·ro·che·lim)
7402: probably to go abouta prim. root
and merchantsוּמֹכְרֵ֧י
(u·mo·che·rei)
4376: to sella prim. root
of everyכָל־
(chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
kind of merchandiseמִמְכָּ֛ר
(mim·kar)
4465: a sale, warefrom makar
spent the nightוַיָּלִ֨ינוּ
(vai·ya·li·nu)
3885a: to lodge, pass the night, abidea prim. root
outside 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
Jerusalem.לִירוּשָׁלִָ֖ם
(li·ru·sha·lim)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem


















KJV Lexicon
So the merchants
rakal  (raw-kal')
to travel for trading -- (spice) merchant.
and sellers
makar  (maw-kar')
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender) -- at all, sell (away, -er, self).
of all kind of ware
mimkar  (mim-kawr')
merchandise; abstractly, a selling -- ought, (that which cometh of) sale, that which...sold, ware.
lodged
luwn  (loon)
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
without
chuwts  (khoots)
abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
once
pa`am  (pah'-am)
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow) -- anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-)fold, now, (this) + once, order, rank, step, + thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.
or twice
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Parallel Verses
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Once or twice merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods spent the night outside Jerusalem.

King James 2000 Bible
So the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside of Jerusalem once or twice.
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