Neemia 13:19

Romanian Cornilescu Translation

Apoi am poruncit să se închidă porţile Ierusalimului înainte de Sabat, de îndată ce le va ajunge umbra, şi să nu se deschidă decît după Sabat. Şi am pus cîţiva din slujitorii mei la porţi, să oprească intrarea sarcinilor de mărfuri în ziua Sabatului.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

began to be: Leviticus 23:22

I commanded: Nehemiah 7:3, Exodus 31:14-17, Jeremiah 17:19-22

Reciprocal: Joshua 2:5 - of shutting 1 Samuel 9:17 - reign over 2 Chronicles 14:4 - commanded Isaiah 60:11 - thy gates

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath,.... Or "were shaded" g; that is, as Jarchi interprets it, when the shadows of the eve of the sabbath were stretched out upon the gates; the sabbath did not begin till sun setting, and the stars appeared; but before that, as the sun was declining, the shadows through the houses in Jerusalem, and mountains about it, spread themselves over the gates: and when it was near dusk, and as soon as it was so,

I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath; until sun setting the next day:

and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should be burden brought in on the sabbath day; the porters being not to be trusted, being liable to be bribed and corrupted, which he knew his servants were not; and therefore, since it might be necessary on a few occasions to open the gates to let some persons in and out, and especially such who dwelt near, and came to worship, he placed his servants there, to take care that none were admitted that had any burdens upon them.

g צללו "obumbratae", Pagninus, Montanus; "obumbrarentur", Junius Tremellius, Piscator, Rambachius "incidentibus umbris", Tigurine version.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The gates were closed at the sunset of the day before the Sabbath; since the Sabbath was regarded as commencing on the previous evening.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 19. When the gates - began to be dark — After sunset on Friday evening he caused the gates to be shut, and kept them shut all the Sabbath; and, as he could not trust the ordinary officers, he set some of his own servants to watch the gates, that no person might enter for the purpose of traffic.