stand by: as on guard.
shut. Hebrew. guph, to close, as. gate.
one. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.
house. dwelling. See note on Nehemiah 7:4.
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Nehemiah 7:3
3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.