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38 The second choir proceeded to the left, followed by myself and the other half of the administrators, along the top of the wall past the Oven Tower as far as the Broad Wall, 39 then past the Ephraim Gate to the Mishneh Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Hundred Tower, as far as the Sheep Gate. They came to a halt at the Prison Gate.

40 Both choirs took up a position in the house of God; I, too, and half the magistrates with me,

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38 The second choir proceeded in the opposite direction. I followed them on top of[a] the wall, together with half the people—past the Tower of the Ovens(A) to the Broad Wall,(B) 39 over the Gate of Ephraim,(C) the Jeshanah[b] Gate,(D) the Fish Gate,(E) the Tower of Hananel(F) and the Tower of the Hundred,(G) as far as the Sheep Gate.(H) At the Gate of the Guard they stopped.

40 The two choirs that gave thanks then took their places in the house of God; so did I, together with half the officials,

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 12:38 Or them alongside
  2. Nehemiah 12:39 Or Old