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Nehemiah 3:19
19Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the official of Mizpah, repaired another section [northward] in front of the ascent to the armory at the Angle [in the wall].
Nehemiah 3:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall.
- New International Version (NIV)Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section, from a point facing the ascent to the armory as far as the angle of the wall.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the buttress.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the Ascent to the Armory at the buttress.
Context of Nehemiah 3:19
17After him the Levites carried out repairs under Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, official of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district. 18After him their brothers carried out repairs under Bavvai the son of Henadad, official of [the other] half of the district of Keilah. Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the official of Mizpah, repaired another section [northward] in front of the ascent to the armory at the Angle [in the wall]. 20After him Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section [toward the hill], from the Angle [in the wall] to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21After him Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another [eastern] section, from the door of Eliashib’s house as far as the end of his house.
Read all of Nehemiah 3Nehemiah 3:19 word by word
וַיְחַזֵּ֨ק עַל־יָד֜וֹ עֵ֧זֶר בֶּן־יֵשׁ֛וּעַ שַׂ֥ר הַמִּצְפָּ֖ה מִדָּ֣ה שֵׁנִ֑ית מִנֶּ֕גֶד עֲלֹ֥ת הַנֶּ֖שֶׁק הַמִּקְצֹֽעַ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And next to himיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
- repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
- Ezerעֵ֫זֶר‛êzer · EzerH5829
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַyêshûa‛ · JeshuaH3442
- the rulerשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- of Mizpahמִצְפָּהmitspâh · MizpahH4709
- anotherשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
- pieceמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060
- over against the going upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- to the armouryנֶ֫שֶׁקnesheq nêsheq · weaponH5402
- at the turningמִקְצֹעַmaqtsôa‛ maqtsôa‛ maqtsô‛âh · cornerH4740
Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:19
- Nehemiah 10:9And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
- Nehemiah 12:8The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah who was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving and praise, he and his brothers.
- Nehemiah 3:15Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, official of the district of Mizpah repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it [with a roof], and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars, and [he rebuilt] the wall of the Pool of Shelah (Siloam) by the King’s Garden as far as the stairs that descend [the eastern slope] from [the section of Jerusalem known as] the City of David.
- 2 Chronicles 26:9Uzziah also built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and at the corner buttress [of the wall], and fortified them.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The going up to the armoury - This was either a tower that defended the angle where the two walls met; or the city arsenal, where shields, spears, etc., were kept to arm the people in time of danger.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-30Verses 17-30 The constant mention of “priests,” “Levites,” and Nethinims,” sufficiently indicates that the writer is here concerned with the sacerdotal quarter, that immediately about the temple. Nehemiah 3:18 Bavai - Or, “Binnui” Nehemiah 3:24; Nehemiah 10:9. The armoury at the turning of the wall - literally, “the armoury of the corner.” The northwestern corner of the special wall of the “city of David” seems to be intended. See Nehemiah 3:1 note…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-32These verses describe how they built the new eastern wall.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. at the turning of the wall--that is, the wall across the Tyropoeon, being a continuation of the first wall, connecting Mount Zion with the temple wall [Barclay].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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