Nehemia 7:3

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Berkatalah aku kepada mereka: "Pintu-pintu gerbang Yerusalem jangan dibuka sampai matahari panas terik. Dan pintu-pintunya harus ditutup dan dipalangi, sementara orang masih bertugas di tempatnya. Tempatkanlah penjaga-penjaga dari antara penduduk Yerusalem, masing-masing pada tempat-tempat penjagaan dan di depan rumahnya."

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Berkatalah aku kepada mereka: "Pintu-pintu gerbang Yerusalem jangan dibuka sampai matahari panas terik. Dan pintu-pintunya harus ditutup dan dipalangi, sementara orang masih bertugas di tempatnya. Tempatkanlah penjaga-penjaga dari antara penduduk Yerusalem, masing-masing pada tempat-tempat penjagaan dan di depan rumahnya."

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Maka kataku kepadanya: Jangan dibuka pintu gerbang Yeruzalem dahulu dari pada tinggilah matahari dan jangan ditutup dan dikunci pula dahulu dari pada mereka itu sekalian hadir bersama-sama dan ditaruh orang pengawal dari pada orang isi Yeruzalem, masing-masing pada pengawalannya dan masing-masing tentang rumahnya.

Contextual Overview

¹ Now when the wall was builded, I hanged on the doores also, and the porters, singers, and Leuites, were appoynted: ² And I commaunded my brother Hanani, and Hanania the ruler of the castle at Hierusalem, (for he was a faithfull man, and feared God more then did many other) ³ And saide vnto them: Let not the gates of Hierusalem be opened vntil the sunne be whot: and while they stand by, let them shut the doores & barre them. And we appoynted certaine citezins of Hierusalem to be watchmen, euery one to keepe his watch, and euery one to be ouer against his house. ⁴ As for the citie, it was large of roome, and great, but the people were fewe therein, and the houses were not builded.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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. Nehemiah 13:19, Psalms 127:1, Matthew 10:16

every one to be: Nehemiah 3:23, Nehemiah 3:28-30

Reciprocal: Ezra 2:35 - Senaah

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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" a 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.

a ואחזו "et tractate", Junius Tremellius "contrectate eas", Piscator.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Until the sun be hot - An unusual precaution. The ordinary practice in the East is to open town gates at sunrise.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Nehemiah 7:3. Until the sun be hot — The meaning of this is, the gates were not to be opened before sunrise, and always shut at sunset. This is the custom to the present day in many of the cities of the East if a traveller arrives after sunset, he finds the gates shut; and on no consideration will they open them till the next morning, so that those who come late are obliged to lodge in the plain, or under the walls.

Every one - over against his house. — Each was obliged to guard that part of the wall that was opposite to his own dwelling.