Nehemiah 3:13

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

11Harim's son, Malkijah, and Pahath-Moab's son, Hasshub, worked on another part of the wall. They also repaired the Tower of the Ovens. 12Hallohesh's son, Shallum, repaired the next part of the wall. He ruled over part of Jerusalem. Shallum's daughters helped him with the work. Hanun and the people who lived in Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it and they fixed its doors in their place. They made wooden bars and iron bars so that they could lock the doors. The same people also repaired 450 metres of the city wall, as far as the Dung Gate. 14Recab's son, Malkijah, repaired the Dung Gate. He put the doors in their place, as well as their wooden bars and iron bars. Malkijah had authority over the region of Beth Hakkerem. 15Col-Hozeh's son, Shallun, repaired the Fountain Gate. He was the ruler of the region of Mizpah. Shallun built a roof over the Fountain Gate. He fixed its doors in their place, as well as their wooden bars and iron bars. Shallun also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam, near the king's garden. He repaired the wall as far as the steps that come down from the City of David.

Nehemiah 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• The valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · Valley (Gate)H1516
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• Hanunחָנוּןchânûn · HanunH2586
• and the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Zanoahזָנוֹחַzânôach · ZanoahH2182
• they builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• it, and set upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• the doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• thereof, the locksמַנְעוּלman‛ûl man‛ûl · boltH4514
• thereof, and the barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280
• thereof, and a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• on the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• unto the dungאַשְׁפֹּת'ashpôth 'ashpôth shephôth · Dung (Gate)H830

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:13

• Nehemiah 2:13I went through the Valley Gate to the Jackal Well and the Dung Gate. As I went, I looked carefully at Jerusalem's walls. They were broken. Fire had destroyed the city's gates.
• Nehemiah 11:30Zanoah and Adullam and the villages near to those towns. Other people lived in Lachish and its fields, and in Azekah and its villages. The people were living everywhere from Beersheba to the Hinnom Valley.
• Joshua 15:34Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

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

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:13

• Gihon
• Hezekiah
• Jerusalem
• Lock
• Zanoah

In the dictionaries

• Valley Gate
• Hanun
• Bar (2)
• Bolt
• Genealogy
• Hinnom, Valley of
• Jerusalem
• Maccabees, Books of
• Repair
• Zanoah

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