Nehemiah 12:39

Nehemiah 12:39 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)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. At the Gate of the Guard they stopped.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Gate of Yeshanah, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at the Gate of the Guard.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and above the Gate of Ephraim, above the Old Gate, above the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped by the Gate of the Prison.

Context of Nehemiah 12:39

37At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the city of David by the stairway of the wall above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east. 38The second choir proceeded to the left, while I followed them with half of the people on the wall, above the Tower of Furnaces, to the Broad Wall, and above the Gate of Ephraim, by the Old Gate, by 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. 40Then the two choirs took their stand in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials with me; 41and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah and Hananiah, with the trumpets;

Nehemiah 12:39 word by word

וּמֵעַ֣ל לְשַֽׁעַר־אֶ֠פְרַיִם וְעַל־שַׁ֨עַר הַיְשָׁנָ֜ה וְעַל־שַׁ֣עַר הַדָּגִ֗ים וּמִגְדַּ֤ל חֲנַנְאֵל֙ וּמִגְדַּ֣ל הַמֵּאָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד שַׁ֣עַר הַצֹּ֑אן וְעָ֣מְד֔וּ בְּשַׁ֖עַר הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• and aboveמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• and aboveעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the Gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · Ephraim (Gate)H669
• the Oldיָשָׁןyâshân · (Gate of) YeshanahH3465
• Fishדָּגdâg dâ'g · Fish (Gate)H1709
• the Towerמִגְדָּלmigdâl migdâlâh · (Hananel) TowerH4026
• of Hananelחֲנַנְאֵלchănan'êl · (Tower of) HananelH2606
• of the Hundredמֵאָהmê'âh · (Tower of) the HundredH3968
• as farעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• as the Sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · Sheep (Gate)H6629
• and they stoppedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• of the Guardמַטָּרָהmaţţârâ' maţţârâh · (Gate of the) GuardH4307

Cross-references for Nehemiah 12:39

• Nehemiah 8:16So the people went out and brought them and made booths for themselves, each on his roof, and in their courts and in the courts of the house of God, and in the square at the Water Gate and in the square at the Gate of Ephraim.
• 2 Kings 14:13Then Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem and tore down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, 400 cubits.
• Nehemiah 3:6Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and its bars.
• Nehemiah 3:3Now the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and bars.
• Zephaniah 1:10On that day,” declares the Lord, “There will be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate, A wail from the Second Quarter, And a loud crash from the hills.
• Nehemiah 3:1Then Eliashib the high priest arose with his brothers the priests and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They consecrated the wall to the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel.
• Jeremiah 31:38“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when the city will be rebuilt for the Lord from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
• Nehemiah 3:32Between the upper room of the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and the merchants carried out repairs.
• John 5:2Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes.
• Nehemiah 3:25Palal the son of Uzai made repairs in front of the Angle and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king, which is by the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs.
• Jeremiah 32:2Now at that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the house of the king of Judah,

Commentaries on Nehemiah 12:39

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-43Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38-39The second choir went north along the western wall, passing: The Broad Wall (Nehemiah 3:8) The Old City Gate (Nehemiah 3:6) The Fish Gate (Nehemiah 3:3) They continued along the northern side of the wall until they reached the Sheep Gate (Nehemiah 3:1) at the northeast corner of the temple. The Guard Gate might be the Inspection Gate (Nehemiah 3:31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-4327-43. at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem--This ceremony of consecrating the wall and gates of the city was an act of piety on the part of Nehemiah, not merely to thank God in a general way for having been enabled to bring the building to a happy completion, but especially because that city was the place which He had chosen. It also contained the temple which was hallowed by the manifestation of His presence, and anew set apart to His service. It…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 12:39

• Dedication
• Ephraim
• Ezra
• Hananeel
• Jerusalem
• Meah
• Sheep Gate
• Tower

In the dictionaries

• Ephraim
• Old gate
• Fish Gate
• Sheep Gate
• Tower of Hananeel
• Tower of Meah
• Ezra
• Fenced cities
• Fish
• Hananeel

Commentaries on Nehemiah 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings