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Nehemiah 3:1

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּ֡קָםvai.Ya.komand he aroseH6965 →
אֶלְיָשִׁיב֩'el.ya.ShivEliashibH475 →
הַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
הַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.Dol<the> greatH1419 →
וְאֶחָ֣יוve.'e.Chavand brothers hisH251 →
הַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548 →
וַיִּבְנוּ֙vai.yiv.Nuand they rebuiltH1129 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
שַׁ֣עַרSha.'ar[the] gate ofH8179 →
הַצֹּ֔אןha.Tzonthe sheepH6629 →
הֵ֣מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992 →
קִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּki.de.Shu.huthey consecrated itH6942 →
וַֽיַּעֲמִ֖ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duand they set upH5975 →
דַּלְתֹתָ֑יוdal.to.Tavdoors itsH1817 →
וְעַד־ve.'ad-and toH5704 →
מִגְדַּ֤לmig.Dal[the] tower ofH4026 →
הַמֵּאָה֙ha.me.'Ahthe hundredH3968 →
קִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּki.de.Shu.huthey consecrated itH6942 →
עַ֖ד'adtoH5704 →
מִגְדַּ֥לmig.Dal[the] tower ofH4026 →
חֲנַנְאֵֽל׃ סcha.nan.'ElHananelH2606 →

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Nehemiah 12:39over 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. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.Jeremiah 31:38“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.John 5:2Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.Zechariah 14:10All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.Nehemiah 13:28Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.Proverbs 3:9Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;Nehemiah 3:32And between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.Daniel 9:25Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.Nehemiah 6:1When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—Psalms 30:1I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.Nehemiah 12:30After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.Proverbs 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.Nehemiah 3:20Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.Nehemiah 7:1When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.Ezra 10:6Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.Deuteronomy 20:5Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.Nehemiah 12:10Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,Numbers 21:18The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,

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