Nehemiah 3:20

Nehemiah 3:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
• New International Version (NIV)Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the angle to the entrance of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After him Baruch the son of Zabbai repaired another section from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After him Baruch the son of Zabbai carefully repaired the other section, from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

Context of Nehemiah 3:20

18More Levites worked on the next part. Henadad's son, Binnui, worked there. He also ruled over part of Keilah. 19Jeshua's son, Ezer, worked on another part of the wall. It was in front of the building where the soldiers kept their weapons. He repaired the wall as far as the corner. Ezer ruled over Mizpah. Next, Zabbai's son, Baruch, worked hard on another part of the wall. He started from the corner of the wall and went as far as the door of Eliashib's house. Eliashib was the leader of the priests. 21Meremoth, son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired the next part, from the door of Eliashib's house to the end of it. 22Priests from the region near Jerusalem repaired the next part of the wall.

Nehemiah 3:20 word by word

אַחֲרָ֨יו הֶחֱרָ֧ה הֶחֱזִ֛יק בָּר֥וּךְ בֶּן־זַכַּ֖י מִדָּ֣ה שֵׁנִ֑ית מִן־הַ֨מִּקְצ֔וֹעַ עַד־פֶּ֙תַח֙ בֵּ֣ית אֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב הַכֹּהֵ֖ן הַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• him Baruchבָּרוּךְbârûk · BaruchH1263
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Zabbaiזַבַּיzabbay · ZabbaiH2079
• earnestlyחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• the otherשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• pieceמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060
• from the turningמִקְצֹעַmaqtsôa‛ maqtsôa‛ maqtsô‛âh · cornerH4740
• unto the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב'elyâshîyb · EliashibH475
• the highגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:20

• Ecclesiastes 9:10Use all your strength to do the work that you are doing. One day you will die and you will go into your grave. Then you will not have any work, or ideas, or knowledge or wisdom. So do your work well while you are alive.
• Romans 12:11Do not be lazy, but always work hard. Serve the Lord well because you enjoy it.
• Nehemiah 3:1The leader of the priests, Eliashib, and the other priests built the Sheep Gate. They fixed the doors in it again. They built the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel. They dedicated it all to God.
• Nehemiah 12:22During the time when Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua were the leaders of the priests, they recorded the names of the Levites and the priests who were leaders of their clans. At the time when King Darius ruled Persia, they stopped doing this.
• Nehemiah 13:4Before this happened, I had given Eliashib the priest authority over the temple rooms where they stored special things. Eliashib was a friend of Tobiah.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Earnestly repaired - He distinguished himself by his zeal and activity.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. 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 3:20

• Baruch
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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