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 Sucedeu, pois, que, quando o muro já havia sido edificado, e já tinha posto as portas, e sido estabelecidos os porteiros, os cantores e os Levitas,

2 Mandei o meu irmão Hanani, e Hananias, chefe do palácio de Jerusalém (porque era um homem fiel e temente a Deus, mais que muitos),

3 E disse-lhes: Não se abram as portas de Jerusalém até que o sol aqueça; e enquanto ainda estiverem presentes, fechem as portas, e [as] trancai. E ponham-se guardas dos moradores de Jerusalém, cada um em sua guarda, e cada um diante de sua casa.

4 E a cidade era espaçosa e grande, porém pouca gente havia dentro dela, e as casas [ainda] não haviam sido reconstruídas.

5 Então Deus pôs em meu coração que juntasse os nobres, os oficiais, e o povo, para que fossem registrados pela ordem de suas genealogias; e achei o livro da genealogia dos que haviam subido antes, e achei nele escrito [o seguinte] :

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What Does Nehemiah 7:3 Mean?

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