Nehemiah 12:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.”
Nehemiah 12:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 12:39 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 12:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate; and they stood still in the gate of the guard.”
Nehemiah 12:39 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 12:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard. ”
Nehemiah 12:39 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 12:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and from beyond the gate of Ephraim, and by the old-gate, and by the fish-gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, and unto the sheep-gate--and they have stood at the prison-gate.”
Nehemiah 12:39 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 12:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the gate of the old [wall], and above the fish-gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even to the sheep-gate; and they stood still in the prison-gate. ”
Nehemiah 12:39 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 12:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And vpon the gate of Ephraim, and vpon the olde gate, and vpon the fishgate, and the towre of Hananeel, and the towre of Meah, euen vnto the sheepegate: and they stood in the gate of the warde.”
Nehemiah 12:39 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 12:39 in Context — Nehemiah 12
37 And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
38 And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
40 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
What Does Nehemiah 12:39 Mean?
Nehemiah 12:39 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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