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Nehemías 7:3

Listen to Nehemías 7:3
3 A los dos les dije: «Las puertas de Jerusalén se abrirán cuando ya haya salido el sol, y volverán a cerrarse y se asegurarán con sus barras cuando los porteros estén en sus puestos. Además, los habitantes de Jerusalén montarán guardia, unos en sus puestos y otros frente a su propia casa».

Nehemías 7:3 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 7:3

And I said unto them, let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened
until the sun be hot
Or until the heat of the day, or near noon; at least not till the sun had been up some time, and shone out clearly, and caused much heat; that if any enemies were near, or lying in wait, they might be discovered, and the inhabitants also up and ready to defend themselves:

and while they stand by;
according to Aben Ezra, Hanani and Hananiah were to be present at the opening and shutting of the gates, and so Grotius; but these being the chief rulers, it is not likely; but rather those whom they appointed to look after them, these were to stand by while their servants did it; they were not to leave it wholly to them, but to see it done themselves:

let them shut the doors, and bar them;
or "lay hold" F1 on them, handle them to see whether they are shut fast or not:

and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, everyone in his
watch, and everyone to be over against his house;
no foreigners were to be of the watch, only inhabitants, and those everyone in their turn, and to be placed over against where they dwelt; and so it might be thought would be the more careful and diligent in their watch.


FOOTNOTES:

F1 (wzxaw) "et tractate", Junius & Tremellius; "contrectate eas", Piscator.
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Nehemías 7:3 In-Context

1 Una vez que se terminó la reconstrucción de la muralla y se colocaron sus puertas, se nombraron porteros, cantores y levitas.
2 A mi hermano Jananí, que era un hombre fiel y temeroso de Dios como pocos, lo puse a cargo de Jerusalén, junto con Jananías, comandante de la ciudadela.
3 A los dos les dije: «Las puertas de Jerusalén se abrirán cuando ya haya salido el sol, y volverán a cerrarse y se asegurarán con sus barras cuando los porteros estén en sus puestos. Además, los habitantes de Jerusalén montarán guardia, unos en sus puestos y otros frente a su propia casa».
4 La ciudad ocupaba una gran extensión, pero tenía pocos habitantes porque no todas las casas se habían reconstruido.
5 Mi Dios puso en mi corazón el deseo de reunir a los nobles, a los oficiales y al pueblo, para registrarlos según su descendencia; y encontré el registro genealógico de los que habían regresado en la primera repatriación. Allí estaba escrito:
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