Nehemiah 13:19 - King James Bible with Strong Numbers

H8179 And it came to pass, that when the gates H3389 of Jerusalem H6751 began to be dark [H8804]   H6440 before H7676 the sabbath H559 , I commanded [H8799]   H1817 that the gates H5462 should be shut [H8735]   H559 , and charged [H8799]   H6605 that they should not be opened [H8799]   H310 till after H7676 the sabbath H5288 : and some of my servants H5975 set [H8689]   H8179 I at the gates H4853 , that there should no burden H935 be brought in [H8799]   H7676 on the sabbath H3117 day.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And when it began to get dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath [day began], I commanded that the gates should be shut and not be opened till after the Sabbath. And I set some of my servants at the gates to prevent any burden being brought in on the Sabbath day.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I over the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

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Common English Bible

So when it began to grow dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I gave orders that the doors should be shut. I also ordered that they shouldn’t be reopened until after the Sabbath. To make sure that no load would come into the city on the Sabbath, I stationed some of my own men at the gates.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

And it happened that, when the gates of Jerusalem had rested on the day of the Sabbath, I spoke, and they closed the gates. And I instructed that they should not open them until after the Sabbath. And I appointed some of my servants over the gates, so that no one would carry in a burden on the day of the Sabbath.

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