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Nehemiah 7:1

When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.

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ASV

Now 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,

KJV

Now 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,

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.Sherjust whenH834 →
נִבְנְתָה֙niv.ne.Tahit had been rebuiltH1129 →
הַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.Mahthe wallH2346 →
וָאַעֲמִ֖ידva.'a.'a.Midand I had set upH5975 →
הַדְּלָת֑וֹתha.de.la.Totthe doorsH1817 →
וַיִּפָּֽקְד֛וּvai.yi.Pa.ke.Duand they had been appointedH6485 →
הַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֥יםha.sho.'a.Rimthe gatekeepersH7778 →
וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.Rimand the singersH7891 →
וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.Yimand the LevitesH3881 →

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Psalms 147:13For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.Nehemiah 6:15So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.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—2 Chronicles 31:2Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.Nehemiah 3:1At 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.Nehemiah 3:1–32At 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.Nehemiah 11:3These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—Nehemiah 12:24The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.1 Chronicles 23:1–32When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.Ezra 3:8In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.1 Chronicles 25:1–26Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:Nehemiah 10:39For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”Nehemiah 3:3The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

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Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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