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Nehemiah 12:37

At the Fountain Gate they climbed the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.
Nehemiah 12:37
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְעַל֩ שַׁ֨עַר הָעַ֜יִן וְנֶגְדָּ֗ם עָלוּ֙ עַֽל־מַעֲלוֹת֙ עִ֣יר דָּוִ֔יד בַּֽמַּעֲלֶ֖ה לַחוֹמָ֑ה מֵעַל֙ לְבֵ֣ית דָּוִ֔יד וְעַ֛ד שַׁ֥עַר הַמַּ֖יִם מִזְרָֽח׃

  1. וְעַל֩ve.'Al“and over”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  2. שַׁ֨עַרSha.'ar“[the] gate of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  3. הָעַ֜יִןha.'A.yin“the spring”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַ֫יִן · “Fountain( Gate)” · Strong's H5869B
  4. וְנֶגְדָּ֗םve.neg.Dam“and before themselves”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נֶ֫גֶד · “before” · Strong's H5048
  5. עָלוּ֙'a.Lu“they went up”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  6. עַֽל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. מַעֲלוֹת֙ma.'a.lOt“[the] steps of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מַעֲלָה · “step” · Strong's H4609B
  8. עִ֣יר'ir“[the] city of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  9. דָּוִ֔ידda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  10. בַּֽמַּעֲלֶ֖הba.ma.'a.Leh“at the ascent”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַעֲלֶה · “ascent” · Strong's H4608
  11. לַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.Mah“to the wall”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חוֹמָה · “wall” · Strong's H2346G
  12. מֵעַל֙me.'Al“from above”
    Preposition + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  13. לְבֵ֣יתle.Veit“to [the] house of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  14. דָּוִ֔ידda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  15. וְעַ֛דve.'Ad“and to”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  16. שַׁ֥עַרSha.'ar“[the] gate of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  17. הַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yim“the water”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “Water( Gate)” · Strong's H4325H
  18. מִזְרָֽח׃miz.Rach“east”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִזְרָח · “east” · Strong's H4217H
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)