KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Nehemiah 3:1
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up its doors; even to the tower of Hammeah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananel.
ASV American Standard Version
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 Hammeah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Eliashib the high priest riseth, and his brethren the priests, and they build the sheep-gate; they have sanctified it, and set up its doors, even unto the tower of Meah they have sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel;
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 3
1 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.
2 And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.
3 But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who [also] laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
4 And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
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וַיָּ֡קָםH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiאֶלְיָשִׁיב֩H475 · el.ya.shivEliashibהַכֹּהֵ֨ןH3548 · ko.henpriestהַגָּד֜וֹלH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeוְאֶחָ֣יוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםH3548 · ko.henpriestוַיִּבְנוּ֙H1129 · ba.nahto buildאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שַׁ֣עַרH8179 · sha.argateהַצֹּ֔אןH6629 · tsonflockהֵ֣מָּהH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)קִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּH6942 · qa.dashto consecrate: consecateוַֽיַּעֲמִ֖ידוּH5975 · a.madto stand: standדַּלְתֹתָ֑יוH1817 · daldoorוְעַד־H5704 · adtillמִגְדַּ֤לH4026 · mig.dal(Hananel) Towerהַמֵּאָה֙H3968 · me.ah(Tower of) the Hundredקִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּH6942 · qa.dashto consecrate: consecateעַ֖דH5704 · adtillמִגְדַּ֥לH4026 · mig.dal(Hananel) Towerחֲנַנְאֵֽל׃ סH2606 · cha.nan.el(Tower of) Hananel
Cross-references
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.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.John 5:2Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep [market] a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.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.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.Nehemiah 3:32And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.Proverbs 3:9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:Nehemiah 7:1Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,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.Proverbs 3:6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.Psalm 30:1A Psalm [and] Song [at] the dedication of the house of David. I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.Nehemiah 6:1Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and [that] there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)Nehemiah 12:30And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.Deuteronomy 20:5And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man [is there] that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.Nehemiah 12:10And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
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