American Standard Version
Nehemiah 3:13
13The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits of the wall unto the dung gate.
Nehemiah 3:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.
- New International Version (NIV)The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. They also repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Refuse Gate.
Context of Nehemiah 3:13
11Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired another portion, and the tower of the furnaces. 12And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters. The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits of the wall unto the dung gate. 14And the dung gate repaired Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof. 15And the fountain gate repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king’s garden, even unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.
Read all of Nehemiah 3Nehemiah 3:13 word by word
אֵת֩ שַׁ֨עַר הַגַּ֜יְא הֶחֱזִ֣יק חָנוּן֮ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י זָנוֹחַ֒ הֵ֣מָּה בָנ֔וּהוּ וַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו מַנְעֻלָ֖יו וּבְרִיחָ֑יו וְאֶ֤לֶף אַמָּה֙ בַּחוֹמָ֔ה עַ֖ד שַׁ֥עַר הָשֲׁפֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
- valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · Valley (Gate)H1516
- gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
- repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
- Hanunחָנוּןchânûn · HanunH2586
- inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- Zanoahזָנוֹחַzânôach · ZanoahH2182
- builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
- setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
- boltsמַנְעוּלman‛ûl man‛ûl · boltH4514
- barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280
- thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
- wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:13
- Nehemiah 2:13And I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal’s well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
- Nehemiah 11:30Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and the fields thereof, Azekah and the towns thereof. So they encamped from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
- Joshua 15:34and Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam,
- 1 Chronicles 4:18And his wife the Jewess bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The inhabitants of Zanoah - This was a town in the tribe of Judah. Joshua 15:34.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Zanoah lay west of Jerusalem, at the distance of about 10 miles (Joshua 15:34 note).Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Zanoah was a village located about 21 kilometers (13 miles) southwest of Jerusalem.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. the inhabitants of Zanoah--There were two towns so called in the territory of Judah (Jos 15:34, 56).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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