Nehemiah 7:3 (KJV)

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And I said unto them Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot and while they stand by let them shut the doors and bar them and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem every one in his watch and every one to be over against his house

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Cross-references

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. Ne 13:19 Ps 127:1 Mt 10:16

every one to be. Ne 3:23 Ne 3:28-30

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