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Jewish 1105 · Rashi on the Prophets and Writings, Nehemiah 7:2

Rashi, on Neh 7:2

Rashi · 1040–1105
Neh 7:2 · Douay-Rheims
“I commanded Hanani my brother, and Hananias ruler of the house of Jerusalem, (for he seemed as a sincere man, and one that feared God above the rest,)”
On this verse:
“over Jerusalem to guard the gates of Jerusalem. for a long time Heb. מֵרַבִּים, lit. from many; from many days.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

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