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Tuesday, July 8th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Nehemiah 7:1
Now when the building of the wall was complete and I had put up the doors, and the door-keepers and the music-makers and the Levites had been given their places,
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Hebrew Names Version
Now it happened, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
Now it happened, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
King James Version
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,
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,
English Standard Version
Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
New Century Version
After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were chosen.
After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were chosen.
New English Translation
When the wall had been rebuilt and I had positioned the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
When the wall had been rebuilt and I had positioned the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
Amplified Bible
Now when the wall had been rebuilt and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites had been appointed,
Now when the wall had been rebuilt and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites had been appointed,
New American Standard Bible
Now when the wall was rebuilt and I had installed the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites were appointed,
Now when the wall was rebuilt and I had installed the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites were appointed,
World English Bible
Now it happened, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
Now it happened, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe when the wall was builded, and I had set vp the doores, and the porters, and the singers and the Leuites were appointed,
Nowe when the wall was builded, and I had set vp the doores, and the porters, and the singers and the Leuites were appointed,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened when the wall was rebuilt and I had made the doors to stand, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
Now it happened when the wall was rebuilt and I had made the doors to stand, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
Berean Standard Bible
When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.
When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.
Contemporary English Version
After the wall had been rebuilt and the gates hung, then the temple guards, the singers, and the other Levites were assigned their work.
After the wall had been rebuilt and the gates hung, then the temple guards, the singers, and the other Levites were assigned their work.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, that the doorkeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed.
And it came to pass when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, that the doorkeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed.
Easy-to-Read Version
After we finished building the wall and put the doors in the gates, we chose the men who would guard the gates and the men to sing in the Temple and help the priests.
After we finished building the wall and put the doors in the gates, we chose the men who would guard the gates and the men to sing in the Temple and help the priests.
George Lamsa Translation
NOW, when the wall was built and the doorposts were set up and the doors were completed and the ministers and the Levites were appointed,
NOW, when the wall was built and the doorposts were set up and the doors were completed and the ministers and the Levites were appointed,
Lexham English Bible
Now when the wall had been built and I had erected the doors and appointed the gatekeepers, singers, and the Levites,
Now when the wall had been built and I had erected the doors and appointed the gatekeepers, singers, and the Levites,
Literal Translation
And it happened when the wall was built, I set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed.
And it happened when the wall was built, I set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now whan we had buylded the wall I hanged on the dores, and the porters, syngers and Leuites were appoynted.
Now whan we had buylded the wall I hanged on the dores, and the porters, syngers and Leuites were appoynted.
American Standard Version
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,
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,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Now when the wall was builded, I hanged on the doores also, and the porters, singers, and Leuites, were appoynted:
Now when the wall was builded, I hanged on the doores also, and the porters, singers, and Leuites, were appoynted:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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,
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,
King James Version (1611)
Now it came to passe when the wall was built, and I had set vp the doores; and the porters, and the singers, and the Leuites were appointed,
Now it came to passe when the wall was built, and I had set vp the doores; and the porters, and the singers, and the Leuites were appointed,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And 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,
And 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,
English Revised Version
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,
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,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe aftir that the wal of Jerusalem was bildid, and Y hadde set yatis, and Y hadde noumbrid porters, and syngeris,
Forsothe aftir that the wal of Jerusalem was bildid, and Y hadde set yatis, and Y hadde noumbrid porters, and syngeris,
Update Bible Version
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,
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,
Webster's Bible Translation
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,
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,
New King James Version
Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
New Living Translation
After the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in the gates, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.
After the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in the gates, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.
New Life Bible
When the wall was built and I had set up the doors, and the gate-keepers and singers and Levites were chosen,
When the wall was built and I had set up the doors, and the gate-keepers and singers and Levites were chosen,
New Revised Standard
Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, - and the doorkeepers and the singers and the Levites had been appointed,
And it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, - and the doorkeepers and the singers and the Levites had been appointed,
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now after the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and numbered the porters and singing men, and Levites:
Now after the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and numbered the porters and singing men, and Levites:
Revised Standard Version
Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, when the wall hath been built, that I set up the doors, and the gatekeepers are appointed, and the singers, and the Levites,
And it cometh to pass, when the wall hath been built, that I set up the doors, and the gatekeepers are appointed, and the singers, and the Levites,
THE MESSAGE
After the wall was rebuilt and I had installed the doors, and the security guards, the singers, and the Levites were appointed, I put my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah the captain of the citadel, in charge of Jerusalem because he was an honest man and feared God more than most men.
After the wall was rebuilt and I had installed the doors, and the security guards, the singers, and the Levites were appointed, I put my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah the captain of the citadel, in charge of Jerusalem because he was an honest man and feared God more than most men.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now when the wall was rebuilt and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
Now when the wall was rebuilt and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
Contextual Overview
1 Now when the building of the wall was complete and I had put up the doors, and the door-keepers and the music-makers and the Levites had been given their places, 2 I made my brother Hanani, and Hananiah, the ruler of the tower, responsible for the government of Jerusalem: for he was a man of good faith, fearing God more than most. 3 And I said to them, Do not let the doors of Jerusalem be open till the sun is high; and while the watchmen are in their places, let the doors be shut and locked: and let the people of Jerusalem be put on watch, every one in his watch, opposite his house. 4 Now the town was wide and great: but the people in it were only a small number, and the houses had not been put up.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the wall: Nehemiah 3:1-32, Nehemiah 6:15
I had set up: Nehemiah 3:3, Nehemiah 6:1
the porters: Nehemiah 10:39, Nehemiah 11:3, Nehemiah 12:24, 1 Chronicles 23:1-32, 1 Chronicles 25:1 - 1 Chronicles 26:32, 2 Chronicles 31:2, Ezra 3:8
Reciprocal: Psalms 147:13 - he hath
Cross-References
Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was an upright man and without sin in his generation: he went in the ways of God.
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was an upright man and without sin in his generation: he went in the ways of God.
Genesis 7:1
And the Lord said to Noah, Take all your family and go into the ark, for you only in this generation have I seen to be upright.
And the Lord said to Noah, Take all your family and go into the ark, for you only in this generation have I seen to be upright.
Genesis 7:4
For after seven days I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, for the destruction of every living thing which I have made on the face of the earth.
For after seven days I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, for the destruction of every living thing which I have made on the face of the earth.
Genesis 7:5
And Noah did everything which the Lord said he was to do.
And Noah did everything which the Lord said he was to do.
Genesis 7:6
And Noah was six hundred years old when the waters came flowing over all the earth.
And Noah was six hundred years old when the waters came flowing over all the earth.
Genesis 7:7
And Noah, with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives, went into the ark because of the flowing of the waters.
And Noah, with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives, went into the ark because of the flowing of the waters.
Genesis 7:8
Of clean beasts, and of beasts which are not clean, and of birds, and of everything which goes on the earth,
Of clean beasts, and of beasts which are not clean, and of birds, and of everything which goes on the earth,
Genesis 7:9
In twos, male and female, they went into the ark with Noah, as God had said.
In twos, male and female, they went into the ark with Noah, as God had said.
Genesis 7:10
And after the seven days, the waters came over all the earth.
And after the seven days, the waters came over all the earth.
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great deep came bursting through, and the windows of heaven were open;
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great deep came bursting through, and the windows of heaven were open;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors,.... Which was not done when Sanballat sent his first letter, but now was, Nehemiah 6:1,
and the porters and the singers, and the Levites were appointed; not to attend the doors of the gates of the wall, but to return to their service in the temple, who had been employed in one thing or another, while the wall and gates were building and repairing; see Nehemiah 3:17.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Since the watch of the temple had hitherto been kept by porters, singers, and Levites 1 Chronicles 26:1-19, so now the watch of the entire city was committed to men of the same three classes, their experience pointing them out as the most suitable persons.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER VII
Nehemiah makes use of proper precautions in guarding the city
gates, 1-4.
He proposes to reckon the people according to their genealogies;
and finds a register of those who came out of Babylon, with
Zerubbabel, 5-7.
A transcript of the register, 8-10.
Account of those who came from other provinces; and of priests
who, because they could not show their register, were put away
from the priesthood as polluted, 61-65.
The sum total of the congregation: of their men-servants and
maid-servants; singing men and women; horses, mules, camels, and
asses, 66-69.
The sums given by different persons for the work, 70-72.
All betake themselves to their several cities, 73.
NOTES ON CHAP. VII
