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Nehemiah 3:26-32 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

26. He stopped at a place near the Water Gate on the east and the tower guarding the temple. This was close to a section in the city called Ophel, where the temple workers lived.

27. The men from Tekoa rebuilt the next section of the wall, and it was their second section. It started at a place opposite the large tower that guarded the Temple, and it went all the way to the wall near Ophel.

28. Some priests rebuilt the next section of the wall. They began working north of Horse Gate, and each one worked on a section in front of his own house.

29. Zadok son of Immer rebuilt the wall in front of his house.Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, who looked after the East Gate, rebuilt the section after that.

30. Hananiah and Hanun rebuilt the next section, which was the second section for them.Meshullam son of Berechiah rebuilt the next section, which happened to be in front of his house.

31. Malchijah, a goldsmith, rebuilt the next section, as far as the house used by the temple workers and merchants. This area was opposite Gathering Gate, near the room on top of the wall at the north-east corner.

32. The goldsmiths and merchants rebuilt the last section of the wall, which went from the corner room all the way to Sheep Gate.

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