Nehemiah 12:39

and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.

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WEBBE

and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate; and they stood still in the gate of the guard.

BSB

over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.

KJV

And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.

ASV

and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.

BBE

And over the doorway of Ephraim and by the old door and the fish door and the tower of Hananel and the tower of Hammeah, as far as the sheep door: and at the doorway of the watchmen they came to a stop.

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וּמֵעַל u·me·'al and from over H5921 לְשַׁעַר־ le·sha·'ar- to [the] gate of H8179 אֶפְרַיִם 'ef·ra·yim Ephraim H669 וְעַל־ ve·'al- and over H5921 שַׁעַר sha·'ar [the] gate of H8179 הַיְשָׁנָה hay·sha·nah (the) Jeshanah H3466 וְעַל־ ve·'al- and over H5921 שַׁעַר sha·'ar [the] gate of H8179 הַדָּגִים ha·da·gim the fish H1709 וּמִגְדַּל u·mig·dal and [the] tower of H4026 חֲנַנְאֵל cha·nan·'el Hananel H2606 וּמִגְדַּל u·mig·dal and [the] tower of H4026 הַמֵּאָה ha·me·'ah the hundred H3968 וְעַד ve·'ad and to H5704 שַׁעַר sha·'ar [the] gate of H8179 הַצֹּאן ha·tzon the sheep H6629 וְעָמְדוּ ve·'a·me·du and they stopped H5975 בְּשַׁעַר be·sha·'ar at [the] gate of H8179 הַמַּטָּרָה ha·ma·ta·rah the guard H4307

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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Cross-references

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People & places

Ephraim Gate of EphraimPrison GateSheep GateTowerTower

Topics

JerusalemEphraimTowerHananeelSheep GateMeah

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