Nehemiah 13:19

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

When it began to be dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut and gave orders that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I set some of my servants over the gates, to prevent any burden from being brought in on the Sabbath day.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:20

Then the merchants and sellers of all kinds of merchandise spent the night outside Jerusalem once or twice.

Nehemiah 7:3

And I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened while the sun is hot; while the gatekeepers are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their watch posts, and others before their own houses.”

Leviticus 23:22

“When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest; you shall leave them for the poor and for the alien: I am the Lord your God.”

Leviticus 23:32

It shall be to you a Sabbath of complete rest, and you shall humble yourselves; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening you shall keep your Sabbath.”

John 5:10

So the Jews said to the man who had been cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your mat.”