Nehemiah 3:7

Nehemiah 3:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.
• New International Version (NIV)Next to them, repairs were made by men from Gibeon and Mizpah—Melatiah of Gibeon and Jadon of Meronoth—places under the authority of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, the seat of the governor of the province Beyond the River.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired the residence of the governor of the region beyond the River.

Context of Nehemiah 3:7

5Next to him the men of Tekoa made repairs, but their nobles did not support the work of their overseers. 6Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate. They laid its beams and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars. Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, made repairs for the official seat (Jerusalem residence) of the governor [of the province] beyond the [Euphrates] River. 8Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs, and they restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. 9Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

Nehemiah 3:7 word by word

וְעַל־יָדָ֨ם הֶחֱזִ֜יק מְלַטְיָ֣ה הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗י וְיָדוֹן֙ הַמֵּרֹ֣נֹתִ֔י אַנְשֵׁ֥י גִבְע֖וֹן וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑ה לְכִסֵּ֕א פַּחַ֖ת עֵ֥בֶר הַנָּהָֽר׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And next unto themיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• Melatiahמְלַטְיָהmelaţyâh · MelatiahH4424
• the Gibeoniteגִּבְעֹנִיgib‛ônîy · GibeoniteH1393
• and Jadonיָדוֹןyâdôn · JadonH3036
• the Meronothiteמֵרֹנֹתִיmêrônôthîy · MeronothiteH4824
• the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgib‛ôn · GibeonH1391
• and of Mizpahמִצְפָּהmitspâh · MizpahH4709
• unto the throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throne: seatH3678
• of the governorפֶּחָהpechâh · governorH6346
• on this sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: besideH5676
• the riverנָהָרnâhâr · RiverH5104

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:7

• Joshua 9:3But when the people of Gibeon [the Hivites] heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
• 2 Samuel 21:2So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them (now the Gibeonites were not of the sons (descendants) of Israel but of the remnant (survivors) of the Amorites. The Israelites had sworn [an oath] to [spare] them, but Saul in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah had sought to strike down the Gibeonites).
• Nehemiah 3:19Next 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].
• 2 Chronicles 16:6Then King Asa brought all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had been building, and with them he fortified Geba and Mizpah.
• Nehemiah 2:8and a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to construct beams for the gates of the fortress which is by the temple, and for the city wall and for the house which I will occupy.” And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The throne of the governor - His house, and the place where he dispensed justice and judgment. Previously to the days of Nehemiah, Jerusalem was governed by a deputy from the Persian king; (see Nehemiah 5:15;); but after this time they were governed by governors and judges chosen from among themselves.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Unto the throne … - The meaning is thought to be “the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who, though they worked for Nehemiah, were not under his government, but belonged to the jurisdiction of the governor on this side the river.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Gibeon and Mizpah are about ten kilometers (six miles) north of Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. Then Eliashib the high priest--the grandson of Jeshua, and the first high priest after the return from Babylon. rose up with his brethren the priests--that is, set an example by commencing the work, their labors being confined to the sacred localities. and they builded the sheep gate--close to the temple. Its name arose either from the sheep market, or from the pool of Bethesda, which was there (Joh 5:2). There the sheep were washed and then taken to…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:7

• Melatiah
• Mizpah

In the dictionaries

• Gibeon
• Mizpah
• Mizpah; Mizpeh
• Euphrates River, the River
• Gibeon, Gibeonite
• Governor
• Jadon
• Throne
• Dispersion, the
• Genealogy

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