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Nehemiah 3:26

OphelWater Gate

24 After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner,

25 and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh

and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.

27 And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.

28 Above the Horse Gate, each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house.

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BSB
and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.
KJV
Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
WEB
(Now the temple servants lived in Ophel, to the place opposite the water gate toward the east, and the tower that stands out.)
ASV
(Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that standeth out.)
DARBY
(Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel, even over against the water-gate toward the east, and the tower which lies out.)
BLB
And the Nethinim have been dwelling in Ophel, as far as in front of the Water Gate toward the east, and the tower that goes out.
ÅB
- Tempeltjenerne bodde på Ofel, til plassen midt imot Vannporten mot øst og det fremspringende tårn - .
OTB
Tempeltjenerne som bodde på Ofel-høyden gjorde reparasjoner opp til et punkt rett overfor Vannporten mot øst og det fremspringende tårnet.
B1930
- Tempeltjenerne bodde på Ofel, til plassen midt imot Vannporten mot øst og det fremspringende tårn - .

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  • Nehemiah 11:21

    The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.

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  • Nehemiah 8:1

    At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.

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  • Nehemiah 12:37

    At the Fountain Gate they climbed the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.

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  • Nehemiah 8:3

    So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

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  • 2 Chronicles 33:14

    After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.

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  • 2 Chronicles 27:3

    Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.

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  • Nehemiah 7:46–56

    The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

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  • Nehemiah 10:28

    “The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,

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