Nehemiah 7:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.”
Nehemiah 7:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 7:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 7:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I said to them, “Don’t let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut the doors, and you bar them; and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, everyone in his watch, with everyone near his house.””
Nehemiah 7:3 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 7:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand on guard, let them shut the doors, and bar ye them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.”
Nehemiah 7:3 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 7:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and I say to them, `Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened till the heat of the sun, and while they are standing by let them shut the doors, and fasten, and appoint guards of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each in his guard, and each over-against his house.'”
Nehemiah 7:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 7:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I said to them that the gates of Jerusalem should not be opened until the sun was hot, and that they should shut the doors and bar them while they stood by; and that there should be appointed watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one over against his house.”
Nehemiah 7:3 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 7:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I saide vnto them, Let not the gates of Ierusalem be opened, vntill the heate of the sunne: and while they stande by, let them shut the doores, and make them fast: and I appointed wardes of the inhabitants of Ierusalem, euery one in his warde, and euery one ouer against his house.”
Nehemiah 7:3 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 7:3 in Context — Nehemiah 7
1 Lorsque la muraille fut rebâtie et que j’eus posé les battants des portes, on établit dans leurs fonctions les portiers, les chantres et les Lévites.
2 Je donnai mes ordres à Hanani, mon frère, et à Hanania, chef de la citadelle de Jérusalem, homme supérieur au grand nombre par sa fidélité et par sa crainte de Dieu.
3 Je leur dis: Les portes de Jérusalem ne s’ouvriront pas avant que la chaleur du soleil soit venue, et l’on fermera les battants aux verrous en votre présence; les habitants de Jérusalem feront la garde, chacun à son poste devant sa maison.
4 La ville était spacieuse et grande, mais peu peuplée, et les maisons n’étaient pas bâties.
5 Mon Dieu me mit au cœur d’assembler les grands, les magistrats et le peuple, pour en faire le dénombrement. Je trouvai un registre généalogique de ceux qui étaient montés les premiers, et j’y vis écrit ce qui suit.
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What Does Nehemiah 7:3 Mean?
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