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Nehemiah 12

Neh. 12:38 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the other
sheniy (Hebrew #8145)
properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
KJV usage: again, either (of them), (an-)other, second (time).
Pronounce: shay-nee'
Origin: from 8138
w company of them that gave thanks
towdah (Hebrew #8426)
properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers
KJV usage: confession, (sacrifice of) praise, thanks(-giving, offering).
Pronounce: to-daw'
Origin: from 3034
went
halak (Hebrew #1980)
a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, + be eased, enter, exercise (self), + follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), + greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, X more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), + send, speedily, spread, still, surely, + tale-bearer, + travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-)faring man, X be weak, whirl.
Pronounce: haw-lak'
Origin: akin to 3212
over against
muwl (Hebrew #4136)
or mowtl (Nehemiah 12:38) {mole}; or mul (Numbers 22:5) {mool}; from 4135; properly, abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite
KJV usage: (over) against, before, (fore-)front, from, (God-)ward, toward, with.
Pronounce: mool
Origin: or mowl (Deuteronomy 1:1) {mole}
them, and I after
'achar (Hebrew #310)
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
KJV usage: after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
Pronounce: akh-ar'
Origin: from 309
them, and the half
chetsiy (Hebrew #2677)
the half or middle
KJV usage: half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
Pronounce: khay-tsee'
Origin: from 2673
of the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
upon the wall
chowmah (Hebrew #2346)
a wall of protection
KJV usage: wall, walled.
Pronounce: kho-maw'
Origin: feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join
, from beyond the tower
migdal (Hebrew #4026)
from 1431; a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
KJV usage: castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.
Pronounce: mig-dawl'
Origin: also (in plural) feminine migdalah {mig-daw- law'}
of the furnaces
tannuwr (Hebrew #8574)
a fire-pot
KJV usage: furnace, oven.
Pronounce: tan-noor'
Origin: from 5216
even unto the broad
rachab (Hebrew #7342)
roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively
KJV usage: broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.
Pronounce: raw-khawb'
Origin: from 7337
wall
chowmah (Hebrew #2346)
a wall of protection
KJV usage: wall, walled.
Pronounce: kho-maw'
Origin: feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join
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Neh. 12:31• 31Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate: (Neh. 12:31)

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Tower of the Furnaces,
Walls

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Ministry on This Verse

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other.
Neh. 12:31• 31Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate: (Neh. 12:31)
tower.
Neh. 3:11• 11Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces. (Neh. 3:11)
broad.
Neh. 3:8• 8Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall. (Neh. 3:8)
• It might be supposed that Nehemiah, as governor of the city, would have taken the lead. The day, however, was not about personal honors. Indeed, no matter the office we may have been given of God in the assembly, such things have no relevance when it comes to worship, praise, and thanksgiving. (“The Dedication of the Wall - Neh. 12:27-47” by N. Simon)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the second choir went in the opposite direction upon the wall, and I after them, and the half of the people, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even to the broad wall;