A citation from the library
George Leo Haydock, on Neh 13:19
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Neh 13:19 · Douay-Rheims
“And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem were at rest on the sabbath day, I spoke: and they shut the gates, and I commanded that they should not open them till after the sabbath: and I set some of my servants at the gates, that none should bring in burthens on the sabbath day.”
On this verse:
“At rest. People travelling no longer. (Calmet) — Hebrew, “shaded, or in the dark.” Before Friday night on, the sabbath commenced, and then the gates were shut. (Haydock) — On the. Hebrew, “before the sabbath.” (Menochius)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.