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What does Nehemiah 13:16 mean?

People from Tyre who lived in Jerusalem were bringing in fish and all kinds of goods and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah, even in Jerusalem itself. Nehemiah 13:16 - Modern Text Bible

(Foreign merchants were also selling goods in Jerusalem on the Sabbath, adding to the problem.)