Nehemiah 3:1
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Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
In other translations
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
Hebrew words
וַיָּקָםvaiyakomand he aroseH6965אֶלְיָשִׁיב'elyashivEliashibH475הַכֹּהֵןhakohenthe priestH3548הַגָּדוֹלhagadol<the> greatH1419וְאֶחָיוve'echavand brothers hisH251הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakohanimthe priestsH3548וַיִּבְנוּvaiyivnuand they rebuiltH1129אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שַׁעַרsha'ar[the] gate ofH8179הַצֹּאןhatzonthe sheepH6629הֵמָּהhemahtheyH1992קִדְּשׁוּהוּkideshuhuthey consecrated itH6942וַיַּעֲמִידוּvaiya'amiduand they set upH5975דַּלְתֹתָיוdaltotavdoors itsH1817וְעַד־ve'ad-and toH5704מִגְדַּלmigdal[the] tower ofH4026הַמֵּאָהhame'ahthe hundredH3968קִדְּשׁוּהוּkideshuhuthey consecrated itH6942עַד'adtoH5704מִגְדַּלmigdal[the] tower ofH4026חֲנַנְאֵל׃ סchanan'elHananelH2606
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Related verses
- Nehemiah 12:39And 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.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.
- Jeremiah 31:38Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
- John 5:2Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
- Zechariah 14:10All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.
- Nehemiah 3:32And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.And between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
- Proverbs 3:9Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
- Nehemiah 13:28And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.
- Psalm 30:1I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.
- Nehemiah 3:20After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
- Proverbs 3:6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
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People and places
People: Eliashib (Nehemiah 3)
Places: Sheep Gate, Tower of Hananel, Tower of the Hundred