Nehemiah 12:39
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And the two choirs of them that gave praise stood still at the house of God, and I and the half of the magistrates with me.

the gate of Ephraim.

Nehemiah 8:16 And the people went forth, and brought. And they made themselves tabernacles every man on the top of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.

2 Kings 14:13 But Joas, king of Israel, took Amasias, king of Juda, the son of Joas, the son of Ochozias, in Bethsames, and brought him into Jerusalem; and he broke down the wall of Jerusalem, from the gate of Ephraim to the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits.

the old.

Nehemiah 3:6 And Joiada the son of Phasea, and Mosollam the son of Besodia built the old gate: they covered it and set up the doors thereof, and the locks, and the bars.

the fish gate.

Nehemiah 3:3 But the fish gate the sons of Asnaa built: they covered it, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks, and the bars. And next to them built Marimuth the son of Urias the son of Accus.

Zephaniah 1:10 And there shall be in that day, saith the Lord, the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a howling from the Second, and a great destruction from the hills.

the tower.

Nehemiah 3:1 Then Eliasib the high priest arose, and his brethren the priests, and they built the flock gate: they sanctified it, and set up the doors thereof, even unto the tower of a hundred cubits they sanctified it unto the tower of Hananeel.

Jeremiah 31:38 Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hanameel even to the gate of the corner.

the sheep.

Nehemiah 3:32 And within the chamber of the corner of the dock gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants built.

John 5:2 Now there is at Jerusalem a pond, called Probatica, which in Hebrew is named Bethsaida, having five porches.

the prison.

Nehemiah 3:25,31 Phalel, the son of Ozi, over against the bending and the tower, which lieth out from the king's high house, that is, in the court of the prison: after him Phadaia the son of Pharos. . . .

*Heb:

Jeremiah 32:2 At that time the army of the king of Babylon besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the house of the king of Juda.

Context
The Dedication of the Wall
38And above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Emath, and even to the flock gate: and they stood still in the watch gate. 39And the two choirs of them that gave praise stood still at the house of God, and I and the half of the magistrates with me.40And the priests, Eliachim, Maasia, Miamin, Michea, Elioenai, Zacharia, Hanania with trumpets,…
Cross References
John 5:2
Now there is at Jerusalem a pond, called Probatica, which in Hebrew is named Bethsaida, having five porches.

2 Kings 14:13
But Joas, king of Israel, took Amasias, king of Juda, the son of Joas, the son of Ochozias, in Bethsames, and brought him into Jerusalem; and he broke down the wall of Jerusalem, from the gate of Ephraim to the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits.

Nehemiah 3:1
Then Eliasib the high priest arose, and his brethren the priests, and they built the flock gate: they sanctified it, and set up the doors thereof, even unto the tower of a hundred cubits they sanctified it unto the tower of Hananeel.

Nehemiah 3:3
But the fish gate the sons of Asnaa built: they covered it, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks, and the bars. And next to them built Marimuth the son of Urias the son of Accus.

Nehemiah 3:6
And Joiada the son of Phasea, and Mosollam the son of Besodia built the old gate: they covered it and set up the doors thereof, and the locks, and the bars.

Nehemiah 3:25
Phalel, the son of Ozi, over against the bending and the tower, which lieth out from the king's high house, that is, in the court of the prison: after him Phadaia the son of Pharos.

Nehemiah 3:32
And within the chamber of the corner of the dock gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants built.

Nehemiah 8:16
And the people went forth, and brought. And they made themselves tabernacles every man on the top of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.

Nehemiah 12:40
And the priests, Eliachim, Maasia, Miamin, Michea, Elioenai, Zacharia, Hanania with trumpets,

Jeremiah 31:38
Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hanameel even to the gate of the corner.

Zephaniah 1:10
And there shall be in that day, saith the Lord, the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a howling from the Second, and a great destruction from the hills.

Lexicon
over
וּמֵעַ֣ל (ū·mê·‘al)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the Gate
לְשַֽׁעַר־ (lə·ša·‘ar-)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate

of Ephraim,
אֶ֠פְרַיִם (’ep̄·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory

the Jeshanah Gate,
הַיְשָׁנָ֜ה (hay·šā·nāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3466: Jeshanah -- a city near Bethel

the Fish
הַדָּגִ֗ים (had·dā·ḡîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1709: A fish

Gate,
שַׁ֨עַר (ša·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate

the Tower
וּמִגְדַּ֤ל (ū·miḡ·dal)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers

of Hananel,
חֲנַנְאֵל֙ (ḥă·nan·’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2606: God is gracious', a tower in Jerusalem

and the Tower
וּמִגְדַּ֣ל (ū·miḡ·dal)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers

of the Hundred,
הַמֵּאָ֔ה (ham·mê·’āh)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3968: A tower on the northern wall of Jerusalem

as far
וְעַ֖ד (wə·‘aḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

as the Sheep
הַצֹּ֑אן‪‬‪‬ (haṣ·ṣōn)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock

Gate.
שַׁ֣עַר (ša·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate

And they stopped
וְעָ֣מְד֔וּ (wə·‘ā·mə·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations

at the Gate
שַׁ֣עַר (ša·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate

of the Guard.
הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ (ham·maṭ·ṭā·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4307: A guard, ward, prison, target, mark


Additional Translations
over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.

and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.

of Ephraim, and to the fish-gate, and by the tower of Anameel, and as far as the sheep-gate.

and from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the gate of the old [wall], and above the fish-gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even to the sheep-gate; and they stood still in the prison-gate.

and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.

And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish-gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even to the sheep-gate: and they stood still in the prison-gate.

and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.

and from beyond the gate of Ephraim, and by the old-gate, and by the fish-gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, and unto the sheep-gate -- and they have stood at the prison-gate.
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