“ You, ” confessed the Levites, “were indulgent with them for many years and kept bearing witness against them by your spirit by means of your prophets, and they did not give ear. Finally you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands. ” ​ — Neh. 9: 30.
Leviidid möönsid: „Sa kannatasid nendega palju aastaid ja manitsesid neid oma vaimu läbi oma prohvetite kaudu, aga nad ei pannud seda tähele; seepärast sa andsid nad teiste maade rahvaste kätte ”.