Nehemiah 13:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 13:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֡י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
צָֽלֲלוּ֩
tsâlal
H6751
to be dark
שַׁעֲרֵ֨י
shaʻar
H8179
gate
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַשַּׁבָּ֗ת
shabbâth
H7676
Sabbath
וָאֹֽמְרָה֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
וַיִּסָּגְר֣וּ
çâgar
H5462
to shut
הַדְּלָת֔וֹת
deleth
H1817
door
וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִפְתָּח֔וּם
pâthach
H6605
to open
עַ֖ד
ʻad
H5704
until
אַחַ֣ר
ʼachar
H310
after
הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת
shabbâth
H7676
Sabbath
וּמִנְּעָרַ֗י
naʻar
H5288
boy
הֶֽעֱמַ֨דְתִּי֙
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים
shaʻar
H8179
gate
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָב֥וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
מַשָּׂ֖א
massâʼ
H4853
burden
בְּי֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשַּׁבָּֽת
shabbâth
H7676
Sabbath
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World English Bible Public Domain
It came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath: and some of my servants set I over the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the Sabbath day.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened that, when the gates of Jerusalem grew dark before the face of the sabbath, I spoke, and the doors were shut, and I said that they should not open them until after the sabbath. And I caused some from my young men to stand at the gates; a load could not enter on the day of the sabbath.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).