Cross Reference NEHEMIAH 13:19 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

{Nehemiah 13:19} And it came to pass, x1961 that when x834 the gates 8179 of Jerusalem 3389 began to be dark 6751 z8804 before 6440 the sabbath, 7676 I commanded 559 z8799 that the gates 1817 should be shut, 5462 z8735 and charged 559 z8799 that x834 they should not x3808 be opened 6605 z8799 till x5704 after 310 the sabbath: 7676 and [some] of my servants 5288 x4480 set 5975 z8689 I at x5921 the gates, 8179 [that] there should no x3808 burden 4853 be brought in 935 z8799 on the sabbath 7676 day. 3117

began to be:
"And when ye reapª °¹ the harvestª of your land,ª thou shalt not¹ make clean riddanceª ° of the cornersª of thy fieldª when thou reapest,ª ° neither¹ shalt thou gatherª ° any gleaningª of thy harvest:ª thou shalt leaveª ° them unto the poor,ª and to the stranger:ª I¹ [am] the LORDª your God.ª" {Lev 23:22}

I commanded:
"And I saidª ° unto them, Let not¹ the gatesª of Jerusalemª be openedª ° until¹ the sunª be hot;² ¹ and while¹ they¹ stand¹ by,² ° let them shutª ° the doors,ª and barª ° [them]: and appointª ° watchesª of the inhabitantsª ° of Jerusalem,ª every oneª in his watch,ª and every oneª [to be] over against¹ his house.ª" {Neh 7:3} + "Ye shall keepª °¹ the sabbathª therefore; for¹ it¹ [is] holyª unto you: every one that defilethª ° it shall surely² ° be put to death:ª ° for¹ whosoever¹ doethª ° [any] workª therein, that¹ soulª shall be cut offª ° from amongª ¹ his people.ª ... It¹ [is] a signª between¹ me and the childrenª of Israelª for ever:ª for¹ [in] sixª daysª the LORDª madeª °¹ heavenª and earth,ª and on the seventhª dayª he rested,ª ° and was refreshed.ª °" {Exd 31:14-17} + "Thus¹ saidª ° the LORDª unto¹ me; Goª ° and standª ° in the gateª of the childrenª of the people,ª whereby¹ the kingsª of Judahª come in,ª ° and by the which¹ they go out,ª ° and in all¹ the gatesª of Jerusalem;ª ... Neither¹ carry forthª ° a burdenª out of your housesª ¹ on the sabbathª day,ª neither¹ doª ° ye any¹ work,ª but hallowª ° ye¹ the sabbathª day,ª as¹ I commandedª ° your fathers.ª" {Jer 17:19-22}