Nehemiah 3:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 3:1 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 →
וַיָּ֡קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
אֶלְיָשִׁיב֩
ʼElyâshîyb
H475
Eliashib
הַכֹּהֵ֨ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
הַגָּד֜וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וְאֶחָ֣יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים
kôhên
H3548
priest
וַיִּבְנוּ֙
bânâh
H1129
to build
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שַׁ֣עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
הַצֹּ֔אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
הֵ֣מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
קִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּ
qâdash
H6942
to consecrate
וַֽיַּעֲמִ֖ידוּ
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
דַּלְתֹתָ֑יו
deleth
H1817
door
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
מִגְדַּ֤ל
migdâl
H4026
tower
הַמֵּאָה֙
Mêʼâh
H3968
Meah
קִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּ
qâdash
H6942
to consecrate
עַ֖ד
ʻad
H5704
until
מִגְדַּ֥ל
migdâl
H4026
tower
חֲנַנְאֵֽל
Chănanʼêl
H2606
Hananeel
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even to the tower of Hammeah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananel.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the gate of sheep. They themselves consecrated it and erected its doors. And they consecrated it as far as the tower of the hundred and as far as the tower of Hananel.
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