Nehemiah 3:6

Nehemiah 3:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors, with its bolts and bars.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Old City Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid the beams, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars.

Context of Nehemiah 3:6

4And next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired. And next to them Meshullam the son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel repaired. And next to them Zadok the son of Baana repaired. 5And next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord. Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Gate of Yeshanah. They laid its beams and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. 7And 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. 8Next 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.

Nehemiah 3:6 word by word

וְאֵת֩ שַׁ֨עַר הַיְשָׁנָ֜ה הֶחֱזִ֗יקוּ יֽוֹיָדָע֙ בֶּן־פָּסֵ֔חַ וּמְשֻׁלָּ֖ם בֶּן־בְּסֽוֹדְיָ֑ה הֵ֣מָּה קֵר֔וּהוּ וַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו וּמַנְעֻלָ֖יו וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover the oldיָשָׁןyâshân · (Gate of) YeshanahH3465
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• Jehoiadaיוֹיָדָעyôyâdâ‛ · JoiadaH3111
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Paseahפָּסֵחַpâsêach · PaseahH6454
• and Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּםmeshûllâm · MeshullamH4918
• of Besodeiahבְּסוֹדְיָ֑הbesôdeyâh · BesodeiahH1152
• they laid the beamsקָרָהqârâh · to lay beamsH7136
• thereof, and set upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• the doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• thereof, and the locksמַנְעוּלman‛ûl man‛ûl · boltH4514
• thereof, and the barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The old gate - Either the modern Damascus gate, the main entrance to the city on the north side; or a gate a little further eastward.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The Jeshanah Gate: The oldest part of Jerusalem was on an eastern hill that extended north to the Temple Mount.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 3:6

• Besodeiah
• Jehoiada
• Jerusalem
• Meshullam
• Paseah
• Phaseah

In the dictionaries

• Jehoiada
• Old gate
• Fenced cities
• Joiada
• Bar (2)
• Beam
• Besodeiah
• Bolt
• Genealogy
• Jerusalem

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