Nehemiah 6:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the wallהַֽחֹומָ֔ה
(ha·cho·v·mah,)
2346: a wallfrom the same as cham
was completedוַתִּשְׁלַם֙
(vat·tish·lam)
7999a: to be complete or sounda prim. root
on the twenty-fifthבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים
(be·'es·rim)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
of [the month] Elul,לֶאֱל֑וּל
(le·'e·lul;)
435: the sixth Jewish monthof uncertain derivation
in fifty-twoלַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים
(la·cha·mi·shim)
2572: fiftymultiple of chamesh
days.יֹֽום׃
(yo·vm.)
3117: daya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
So the wall
chowmah  (kho-maw')
a wall of protection -- wall, walled.
was finished
shalam  (shaw-lam')
to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
in the twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
and fifth
chamesh  (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
day of the month Elul
'Eluwl  (el-ool')
Elul, the sixth Jewish month -- Elul.
in fifty
chamishshiym  (kham-ish-sheem')
fifty -- fifty.
and two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.

King James Bible
So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wall was completed in 52 days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul.

International Standard Version
So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth day of Elul in 52 days.

NET Bible
So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in just fifty-two days.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul. The wall took 52 days to finish.

King James 2000 Bible
So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.
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