Nehemiah 3:8

Nehemiah 3:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.
• New International Version (NIV)Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the next section; and Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, made repairs next to that. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, repaired. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, repaired, and they restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Also next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs; and they fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

Context of Nehemiah 3:8

6Paseah's son, Joiada, and Besodeiah's son, Meshullam, worked on the Old Gate. They put up the beams and they fixed its doors in their place. They made wooden bars and iron bars so that they could lock the doors. 7Men from Gibeon and Mizpah repaired the wall next to the Old Gate. They included Melatiah from Gibeon and Jadon, who came from Meronoth. The officer who ruled the region on the west side of the Euphrates river had authority over those towns. Harhaiah's son, Uzziel, repaired the next part of the wall. Uzziel was a man who made things from gold. Hananiah repaired the wall next to Uzziel. Hananiah knew how to make perfume. Hananiah and Uzziel repaired the wall as far as the Broad Wall. 9Hur's son, Rephaiah, repaired the next part of the wall. Rephaiah ruled over part of Jerusalem. 10Harumaph's son, Jedaiah, worked on the next part of the wall that was near to his own house. Hashabneiah's son, Hattush, repaired the wall next to Jedaiah.

Nehemiah 3:8 word by word

עַל־יָד֣וֹ הֶחֱזִ֗יק עֻזִּיאֵ֤ל בֶּֽן־חַרְהֲיָה֙ צֽוֹרְפִ֔ים ס וְעַל־יָד֣וֹ הֶחֱזִ֔יק חֲנַנְיָ֖ה בֶּן־הָרַקָּחִ֑ים וַיַּֽעַזְבוּ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם עַ֖ד הַחוֹמָ֥ה הָרְחָבָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Next unto himיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵל‛ûzzîy'êl · UzzielH5816
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Harhaiahחַרְחֲיָהcharhăyâh · HarhaiahH2736
• of the goldsmithsצָרַףtsâraph · to refineH6884
• Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֫הוּchănanyâh chănanyâhû · HananiahH2608
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: type ofH1121
• the apothecariesרַקָּחraqqâch · perfumerH7546
• and they fortifiedעָזַב‛âzab · to restoreH5800
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• unto the broadרָחָבrâchâb · BroadH7342
• wallחוֹמָהchômâh · (Broad) WallH2346

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:8

• Nehemiah 3:31Malkijah repaired the wall as far as the temple servants' house. He continued to work as far as the traders' houses in front of the Meeting Gate. He repaired the wall as far as the room above the wall's corner. Malkijah made things from gold.
• Isaiah 46:6Some people make idols for themselves. They pour out gold coins from their purse. They weigh silver on their scales. They pay a worker with special skill to use the silver and the gold to make a god. Then they bend down low in front of it, and they worship it!
• Genesis 50:2Then Joseph told some of his servants to take Jacob's body. They knew how to put special oil on the body so that it would not become spoiled. Joseph's servants did what he told them to do.
• Exodus 30:25Mix these spices to make a special oil. A worker should use special skills to make it, so that it has a sweet smell, like perfume. It will be a very special oil to put on things that belong to me.
• Ecclesiastes 10:1A few dead flies in a bottle of perfume cause it to have a bad smell. In the same way, one foolish thing can destroy a lot of wisdom.
• Nehemiah 12:38The second group of singers went in the opposite direction. I followed them along the top of the wall, with half of the people. We went past the Tower of the Ovens and we continued to the Broad Wall.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Goldsmiths - From the remotest period of the history of the Jews they had artists in all elegant and ornamental trades; and it is also evident that goldsmiths, apothecaries, and merchants were formed into companies in the time of Nehemiah. Apothecaries - Rather such as dealt in drugs, aromatics, spices, etc., for embalming, or for furnishing the temple with the incense consumed there.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The Broad Wall stood in the newer, western part of the city.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall--or, "double wall," extending from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits in length, formerly broken down by Joash, king of Israel [2Ch 25:23], but afterwards rebuilt by Uzziah [2Ch 26:9], who made it so strong that the Chaldeans, finding it difficult to demolish, had left it standing.Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:8

• Apothecary
• Armies
• Goldsmith
• Hananiah
• Harhaiah
• Uzziel

In the dictionaries

• Hananiah
• Jerusalem
• Goldsmith
• Harhaiah
• Uzziel
• Apothecary
• Broad
• Crafts
• Genealogy
• Maccabees, Books of

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