Nehemiah 8:16 
Context| NET © | So the people went out and brought these things 1 back and constructed temporary shelters for themselves, each on his roof and in his courtyard and in the courtyards of the temple 2 of God and in the plaza of the Water Gate and the plaza of the Ephraim Gate. |
| NIV © | So the people went out and brought back branches and built themselves booths on their own roofs, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God and in the square by the Water Gate and the one by the Gate of Ephraim. |
| NASB © | So the people went out and brought them and made booths for themselves, each on his roof, and in their courts and in the courts of the house of God, and in the square at the Water Gate and in the square at the Gate of Ephraim. |
| NLT © | So the people went out and cut branches and used them to build shelters on the roofs of their houses, in their courtyards, in the courtyards of God’s Temple, or in the squares just inside the Water Gate and the Ephraim Gate. |
| MSG © | So the people went out, brought in branches, and made themselves booths on their roofs, courtyards, the courtyards of The Temple of God, the Water Gate plaza, and the Ephraim Gate plaza. |
| BBE © | And the people went out and got them and made themselves tents, every one on the roof of his house, and in the open spaces and in the open squares of the house of God, and in the wide place of the water-doorway, and the wide place of the doorway of Ephraim. |
| NRSV © | So the people went out and brought them, and made booths for themselves, each on the roofs of their houses, and in their courts and in the courts of the house of God, and in the square at the Water Gate and in the square at the Gate of Ephraim. |
| NKJV © | Then the people went out and brought them and made themselves booths, each one on the roof of his house, or in their courtyards or the courts of the house of God, and in the open square of the Water Gate and in the open square of the Gate of Ephraim. |
| KJV | So the people <05971> themselves booths <05521>_, every one <0376> upon the roof of his house <01406>_, and in their courts <02691>_, and in the courts <02691> of the house <01004> of God <0430>_, and in the street <07339> of the water <04325> gate <08179>_, and in the street <07339> of the gate <08179> of Ephraim <0669>_. |
| NASB © | So the people <05971> went <03318> out and brought <0935> them and made <06213> booths <05521> for themselves, each <0376> on his roof <01406> , and in their courts <02691> and in the courts <02691> of the house <01004> of God <0430> , and in the square <07339> at the Water <04325> Gate <08179> and in the square <07339> at the Gate <08179> of Ephraim .<0669> |
| HEBREW | |
| LXXM | |
| NET © [draft] ITL | So <03318> the people <05971> went out <03318> and brought <0935> these things back and constructed <06213> temporary shelters <05521> for themselves, each <0376> on <05921> his roof <01406> and in his courtyard <02691> and in the courtyards <02691> of the temple <01004> of God <0430> and in the plaza <07339> of the Water <04325> Gate <08179> and the plaza <07339> of the Ephraim <0669> Gate .<08179> |
| NET © | So the people went out and brought these things 1 back and constructed temporary shelters for themselves, each on his roof and in his courtyard and in the courtyards of the temple 2 of God and in the plaza of the Water Gate and the plaza of the Ephraim Gate. |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn The words “these things” are not in the Hebrew text but have been supplied in the translation for clarity. 2 tn Heb “the house.” |
