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International Version</a></span><br />So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So on October 2 the wall was finished—just fifty-two days after we had begun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth <i>day</i> of <i>the month</i> Elul, in fifty and two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth <i>day</i> of Elul, in fifty-two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of <i>the month</i> Elul, in fifty-two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of <i>the month</i> Elul, in fifty-two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth of <i>the month</i> Elul, in fifty-two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth [day] of [the month] Elul, in fifty-two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wall was completed in 52 days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />On the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, the wall was completely rebuilt. It had taken 52 days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul. The wall took 52 days to finish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After fifty-two days of work the entire wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth day of Elul in 52 days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in just fifty-two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So the wall was finished in the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So the wall was finished in the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the wall is completed in the twenty-fifth of Elul, on the fifty-second day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the wall is completed in the twenty and fifth of Elul, on the fifty and second day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the wall will be completed in the twenty and fifth to Elul, to fifty and two days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But the wall was finished the five and twentieth day of the month of Elul, in two and fifty days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul, in fifty-two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul; the work had taken fifty-two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he finished the wall on the twentyfifth of Elul, in fiftytwo days.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the <i>month</i> Elul, in fifty-two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=1431" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/6.htm">Completion of the Wall</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ha·ḥō·w·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">So the wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/7999.htm" title="7999: wat·tiš·lam (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to be safe; figuratively, to be completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate.">was completed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: la·ḥă·miš·šîm (Prep-l, Art:: Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">in fifty-two</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·šə·na·yim (Conj-w:: Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: bə·‘eś·rîm (Prep-b:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">on the twenty-fifth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: wa·ḥă·miš·šāh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five."></a> <a href="/hebrew/435.htm" title="435: le·’ĕ·lūl (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- The sixth Jewish month. Probably of foreign derivation; Elul, the sixth Jewish month.">of Elul.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/6-15.htm">Ezra 6:15</a></span><br />And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-6.htm">Nehemiah 4:6</a></span><br />So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-18.htm">Nehemiah 2:18</a></span><br />I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm">Nehemiah 3:1-32</a></span><br />At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall. / The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them. / The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-27.htm">Nehemiah 12:27</a></span><br />At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Nehemiah 7:1</a></span><br />When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/4-24.htm">Ezra 4:24</a></span><br />Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/1-14.htm">Haggai 1:14-15</a></span><br />So the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God, / on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Zechariah 4:9</a></span><br />“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-38.htm">1 Kings 6:38</a></span><br />In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-23.htm">2 Chronicles 36:23</a></span><br />“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-25.htm">Daniel 9:25</a></span><br />Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Philippians 1:6</a></span><br />being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-58.htm">1 Corinthians 15:58</a></span><br />Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-6.htm">Hebrews 3:6</a></span><br />But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.</p><p class="hdg">wall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/6-15.htm">Ezra 6:15</a></b></br> And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a></b></br> And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/9-25.htm">Daniel 9:25</a></b></br> Know therefore and understand, <i>that</i> from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince <i>shall be</i> seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.</p><p class="hdg">fifty</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/4-1.htm">Nehemiah 4:1,2</a></b></br> But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/6-15.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-9.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-5.htm">Fifth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/ezra/2-60.htm">Fifty-Two</a> <a href="/ezra/10-17.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-1.htm">Month</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-24.htm">Second</a> <a href="/ezra/8-27.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">Twenty-Fifth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-6.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/esther/1-5.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Fifth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-10.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-10.htm">Fifty-Two</a> <a href="/job/31-40.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-73.htm">Month</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-13.htm">Second</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-16.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Twenty-Fifth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/6-1.htm">Sanballat practices by craft, by rumors, and by hired prophecies, to terrify Nehemiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/6-15.htm">The work is finished, to the terror of the enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Secret intelligence passes between the enemies and the nobles of Judah</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/nehemiah/6.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>So the wall was completed</b><br />The completion of the wall signifies a monumental achievement for the people of Jerusalem. The Hebrew word for "completed" is "שָׁלַם" (shalom), which is related to peace and wholeness. This completion is not just a physical act but a spiritual victory, symbolizing the restoration of God's protection and favor over His people. The wall's completion is a testament to the perseverance and faith of Nehemiah and the Israelites, who overcame significant opposition and challenges.<p><b>on the twenty-fifth of Elul</b><br />Elul is the sixth month in the Hebrew calendar, typically falling around August or September. This period is significant in Jewish tradition as a time of repentance and preparation for the High Holy Days. The completion of the wall during this time underscores a spiritual renewal and readiness for the people to return to God's covenant. It is a reminder of God's perfect timing and His orchestration of events to align with His divine purposes.<p><b>in fifty-two days</b><br />The rapid completion of the wall in just fifty-two days is nothing short of miraculous. This swift accomplishment highlights the divine assistance and favor that Nehemiah and the builders received. Historically, such a feat would have been nearly impossible without God's intervention, given the size of the wall and the opposition faced. This serves as an encouragement to believers that with God's help, seemingly insurmountable tasks can be achieved. It also reflects the unity and dedication of the people, working together with a common purpose under Nehemiah's leadership.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nehemiah/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15, 16) The finishing of the wall is recorded in the implest manner: first, with a formal specification of the date and time; then in its effect upon the enemies, and as redounding to the glory of God.<p>(15) <span class= "bld">In fifty and two days.</span>--The twenty-fifth day of Elul answers to about our September 15th; and, dating back, the wall began in the latter part of July, soon after Nehemiah's arrival. If we bear in mind that the wall was only partially overthrown, that the materials for restoration were at hand, and that the utmost skill had been shown in organising the bands of workmen, the time will not appear too short. There is no need to adopt the suggestion of Josephus, that the rebuilding occupied two years and four months.<p><span class= "bld">They perceived that this work was wrought of our God.</span>--Not miraculously, but under the Divine sanction and help. By this expression Nehemiah at once triumphs over his foes, and gives the glory where it was due. His own heroic part in the work is utterly forgotten.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days</span>. According to Josephus ('Ant. Jud.,' 11:5, § 8), the work of restoration occupied two years and four months, or 840 days, instead of fifty-two. And this period has been thought so much more probable than the smaller one, that moderns generally have accepted it, while some have even proposed to alter our present text of Nehemiah by the insertion of <span class="accented">u-shnathayim</span>, "and two years," at the end of this verse (Ewald). But the authority of Josephus on matters of remote history is so small, and the whole account of Nehemiah is so harmonious and consistent with itself, that alteration seems quite unnecessary. Nehemiah leaves Susa in Nisan, probably towards the middle or close of the month, for his preparations must have taken him some time. He would be likely to be nearly three months on his journey, and would thus reach Jerusalem about the middle of July - say July 15. He then rested three days, surveyed the wall, laid his plan before the nobles, arranged the working parties, and set to work. It was his object to hasten matters as much as possible; and he may well have commenced the rebuilding within ten days of his arrival. Fifty-two days from July 25 would bring him to Sept. 15, which corresponds, as nearly as may be, to the 25th of Elul. There is no difficulty in supposing that the wall could have been repaired in this space. The materials were ready at hand; the working parties were numerous; the workmen full of zeal. If we estimate the circumference of the wall at four miles, which is probably beyond the truth, and the working parties at forty-two (Ewald), it will follow that each party had, on the average, to repair 168 yards, or at the rate of between three and four yards a day. There was probably no work done on the sabbaths, and there may have been one or two days of interruption, when attack seemed imminent (<a href="/nehemiah/4-13.htm">Nehemiah 4:13-15</a>); but otherwise the work was carried on without pause from early dawn to dark (<span class="accented">ibid.</span> ver. 21). The wall attained to half its height in a very short time (<span class="accented">ibid.</span> ver. 6), - there was then a brief interruption, - after which came the main work of completing the entire circuit to its full height. It is possible that the fifty-two days are counted from the "return to work (<span class="accented">ibid.</span> ver. 15). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So the wall</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥō·w·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall of protection</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was completed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּשְׁלַם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiš·lam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7999.htm">Strong's 7999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in fifty-two</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥă·miš·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2572.htm">Strong's 2572: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fifty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֽוֹם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the twenty-fifth</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Elul.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶאֱל֑וּל</span> <span class="translit">(le·’ĕ·lūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_435.htm">Strong's 435: </a> </span><span class="str2">The sixth Jewish month</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Nehemiah 6:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Nehemiah 6:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Nehemiah 6:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Nehemiah 6:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Nehemiah 6:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Nehemiah 6:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Nehemiah 6:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Nehemiah 6:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Nehemiah 6:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Nehemiah 6:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/6-15.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 6:15 So the wall was finished (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/6-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 6:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 6:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/6-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 6:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 6:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>