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Nehemiah 13:19
New English Translation
Nehemiah 13:19
New English Translation
19 When the evening shadows began to fall on[a] the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered[b] the doors to be closed. I further directed that they were not to be opened until after the Sabbath. I positioned[c] some of my young men at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.
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- Nehemiah 13:19 tn Heb “the gates of Jerusalem grew dark.”
- Nehemiah 13:19 tn Heb “said” (so also in v. 22).
- Nehemiah 13:19 tn Heb “caused to stand.”
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