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Nehemiah 3:1 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 3 · verse 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.Nehemiah 3:1 · King James Version
Nehemiah 3:1 in context
1Then 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.
2And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.
3But 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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- sanctifiedqâdashto be cleanH6942 →
- EliashibʼElyâshîybEljashib, the name of six IsraelitesH475 →
- brethrenʼâcha brother )H251 →
- buildedbânâhto buildH1129 →
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- sheeptsôʼna collective name for a flockH6629 →
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The best way to know how to divide this chapter is to observe how the work was divided among the undertakers, that every one might know what he had to do, and mind it accordingly with a holy emulation, and desire to excel, yet without any contention, animosity, or separate interest.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-32