Nehemia 7:3

Lutherbibel

und sprach zu Ihnen: Man soll die Tore Jerusalem nicht auftun, bis daß die Sonne heiß wird; und wenn man noch auf der Hut steht, soll man die Türen zuschlagen und verriegeln. Und es wurden Hüter bestellt aus den Bürgern Jerusalems, ein jeglicher auf seine Hut seinem Hause gegenüber.

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Und ich sprach zu ihnen: Man soll die Tore Jerusalems nicht öffnen, ehe die Sonne heiß scheint; und während sie noch [Wache] stehen, soll man die Türen schließen und verriegeln! Und bestellt Wachen aus den Bürgern Jerusalems, einen jeden auf seinen Posten, und zwar jeden gegenüber seinem Hause!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Let not the gates: This is, the gates were not to be opened till sun-rise, and to be shut at sun-set; which is still the custom in many cities of the East. If a traveller arrives after sun-set, he finds the gates shut, and on no consideration will they open them till morning. Nehemiah 13:19, Psalms 127:1, Matthew 10:16

every one to be: Nehemiah 3:23, Nehemiah 3:28-30

Reciprocal: Ezra 2:35 - Senaah

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I said unto them, let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot,.... Or until the heat of the day, or near noon; at least not till the sun had been up some time, and shone out clearly, and caused much heat; that if any enemies were near, or lying in wait, they might be discovered, and the inhabitants also up and ready to defend themselves:

and while they stand by; according to Aben Ezra, Hanani and Hananiah were to be present at the opening and shutting of the gates, and so Grotius; but these being the chief rulers, it is not likely; but rather those whom they appointed to look after them, these were to stand by while their servants did it; they were not to leave it wholly to them, but to see it done themselves:

let them shut the doors, and bar them; or "lay hold" a on them, handle them to see whether they are shut fast or not:

and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, everyone in his watch, and everyone to be over against his house; no foreigners were to be of the watch, only inhabitants, and those everyone in their turn, and to be placed over against where they dwelt; and so it might be thought would be the more careful and diligent in their watch.

a ואחזו "et tractate", Junius Tremellius "contrectate eas", Piscator.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Until the sun be hot - An unusual precaution. The ordinary practice in the East is to open town gates at sunrise.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Nehemiah 7:3. Until the sun be hot — The meaning of this is, the gates were not to be opened before sunrise, and always shut at sunset. This is the custom to the present day in many of the cities of the East if a traveller arrives after sunset, he finds the gates shut; and on no consideration will they open them till the next morning, so that those who come late are obliged to lodge in the plain, or under the walls.

Every one - over against his house. — Each was obliged to guard that part of the wall that was opposite to his own dwelling.