KJV King James Version
And the other [company of them that gave] thanks went over against [them], and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
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Nehemiah 12:38
And the other [company of them that gave] thanks went over against [them], and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
WEB World English Bible
The other company of those who gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, on the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even to the broad wall,
ASV American Standard Version
And the other company of them that gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, upon the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even unto the broad wall,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the second thanksgiving company that is going over-against, and I after it, and half of the people on the wall from beyond the tower of the furnaces and unto the broad wall,
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 12
35 And [certain] of the priests’ sons with trumpets; [namely], Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
37 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.
38 And the other [company of them that gave] thanks went over against [them], and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
39 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.
40 So stood the two [companies of them that gave] thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, [and] Hananiah, with trumpets;
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וְהַתּוֹדָ֧הH8426 · to.dahthanksgivingהַשֵּׁנִ֛יתH8145 · she.nisecondהַהוֹלֶ֥כֶתH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentלְמ֖וֹאלH4136 · muloppositeוַאֲנִ֣יH589 · a.niIאַחֲרֶ֑יהָH310 · a.charafterוַחֲצִ֨יH2677 · che.tsihalfהָעָ֜םH5971 · ampeopleמֵעַ֣לH5921 · aluponלְהַחוֹמָ֗הH2346 · cho.mahwallמֵעַל֙H5921 · aluponלְמִגְדַּ֣לH4026 · mig.dal(Hananel) Towerהַתַּנּוּרִ֔יםH8574 · tan.nur(Tower of) the Ovensוְעַ֖דH5704 · adtillהַחוֹמָ֥הH2346 · cho.mahwallהָרְחָבָֽה׃H7342 · ra.chavBroad
Cross-references
Nehemiah 3:8Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of [one of] the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.Nehemiah 3:11Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.Nehemiah 12:31Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great [companies of them that gave] thanks, [whereof one] went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
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