Nehemiah 12:37

By the spring gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of David’s city, at the ascent of the wall, above David’s house, even to the water gate eastward.

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WEBBE

By the spring gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of David’s city, at the ascent of the wall, above David’s house, even to the water gate eastward.

BSB

At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.

KJV

And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.

ASV

And by the fountain gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.

BBE

And by the doorway of the fountain and straight in front of them, they went up by the steps of the town of David, at the slope up of the wall, over the house of David, as far as the water-doorway to the east.

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וְעַל ve·'al and over H5921 שַׁעַר sha·'ar [the] gate of H8179 הָעַיִן ha·'a·yin the spring H5869 וְנֶגְדָּם ve·neg·dam and before themselves H5048 עָלוּ 'a·lu they went up H5927 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 מַעֲלוֹת ma·'a·lot [the] steps of H4609 עִיר 'ir [the] city of H5892 דָּוִיד da·vid David H1732 בַּמַּעֲלֶה ba·ma·'a·leh at the ascent H4608 לַחוֹמָה la·cho·mah to the wall H2346 מֵעַל me·'al from above H5921 לְבֵית le·veit to [the] house of H1004 דָּוִיד da·vid David H1732 וְעַד ve·'ad and to H5704 שַׁעַר sha·'ar [the] gate of H8179 הַמַּיִם ha·ma·yim the water H4325 מִזְרָח miz·rach east H4217

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 27–43

All our cities, all our houses, must have holiness to the Lord written upon them. The believer should undertake nothing which he does not dedicate to the Lord. We are concerned to cleanse our hands, and purify our hearts, when any work for God is to pass through them. Those that would be employed to sanctify others, must sanctify themselves, and set themselves apart for God. To those who are sanctified, all their creature-comforts and enjoyments are made holy. The people greatly rejoiced. All that share in public mercies, ought to join in public thanksgivings.

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People & places

David Gate of the Fountain

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JerusalemStairs

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.