Nehemiah 3:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Nehemiah 3:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 3:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 3:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate. They sanctified it, and set up its doors. They sanctified it even to the tower of Hammeah, to the tower of Hananel.”

Nehemiah 3:1 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 3:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 Hammeah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananel. ”

Nehemiah 3:1 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 3:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Eliashib the high priest riseth, and his brethren the priests, and they build the sheep-gate; they have sanctified it, and set up its doors, even unto the tower of Meah they have sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel;”

Nehemiah 3:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 3:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they built the sheep-gate. They hallowed it, and set up its doors; and they hallowed it even to the tower of Meah, to the tower of Hananeel. ”

Nehemiah 3:1 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 3:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then arose Eliashib the hie Priest with his brethren the Priestes, and they buylt the sheepegate: they repayred it, and set vp the doores thereof: euen vnto the tower of Meah repayred they it, and vnto the tower of Hananeel.”

Nehemiah 3:1 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 3:1 in Context — Nehemiah 3

1 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.

2 And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.

3 But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

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What Does Nehemiah 3:1 Mean?

Nehemiah 3:1 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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