• Nehemiah 7:3
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 3 So I said to them: “The gates of Jerusalem should not be opened until the heat of the day, and while they are standing guard, they should shut the doors and bolt them. And assign the inhabitants of Jerusalem as guards, each to his assigned guardpost and each in front of his own house.”

  • Nehemiah 7:3
    The Bible in Living English

    • 3* And I said to them “The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened till the sun is hot, and while they are still at their posts they are to shut and fasten the gates; and set the inhabitants of Jerusalem on guard, each with his own guard duty and each opposite his own house.”

  • Nehemiah 7:3
    American Standard Version

    • 3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand on guard, let them shut the doors, and bar ye them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.

  • Nehemiah 7:3
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until hot be the sun, and while they are standing by let them close the doors and make them fast,—setting watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch and every one over against his own house.

  • Nehemiah 7:3
    King James Version

    • 3 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.