And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

At rest. People travelling no longer. (Calmet) Hebrew, "shaded, or in the dark. "Before Friday night on, the sabbath commenced, and then the gates were shut. (Haydock) On the. Hebrew, "before the sabbath. "(Menochius)

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