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Nehemiah 7:3

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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.

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  1. Nehemiah 7:1

    Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

  2. Nehemiah 7:2

    That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

  3. Nehemiah 7:4

    Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

  4. Nehemiah 7:5

    And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,

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