Nehemiah 3:19

Nehemiah 3:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall.
• New International Version (NIV)Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section, from a point facing the ascent to the armory as far as the angle of the wall.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the buttress.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the Ascent to the Armory at the buttress.

Context of Nehemiah 3:19

17After him the Levites carried out repairs under Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, the official of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district. 18After him their brothers carried out repairs under Bavvai the son of Henadad, official of the other half of the district of Keilah. Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the official of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the ascent of the armory at the Angle. 20After him Baruch the son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the Angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21After him Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz repaired another section, from the doorway of Eliashib’s house even as far as the end of his house.

Nehemiah 3:19 word by word

וַיְחַזֵּ֨ק עַל־יָד֜וֹ עֵ֧זֶר בֶּן־יֵשׁ֛וּעַ שַׂ֥ר הַמִּצְפָּ֖ה מִדָּ֣ה שֵׁנִ֑ית מִנֶּ֕גֶד עֲלֹ֥ת הַנֶּ֖שֶׁק הַמִּקְצֹֽעַ׃ סRead the interlinear

• Nextעַל‛al · uponH5921
• to him Ezerעֵ֫זֶר‛êzer · EzerH5829
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jeshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• the officialשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of Mizpahמִצְפָּהmitspâh · MizpahH4709
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• anotherשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• sectionמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060
• in frontנֶ֫גֶדneged · beforeH5048
• of the ascentעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• of the armoryנֶ֫שֶׁקnesheq nêsheq · weaponH5402
• at the Angleמִקְצֹעַmaqtsôa‛ maqtsôa‛ maqtsô‛âh · cornerH4740

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:19

• Nehemiah 10:9And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
• Nehemiah 12:8The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah who was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving, he and his brothers.
• Nehemiah 3:15Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, the official of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He built it, covered it and hung its doors with its bolts and its bars, and the wall of the Pool of Shelah at the king’s garden as far as the steps that descend from the city of David.
• 2 Chronicles 26:9Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and at the Valley Gate and at the corner buttress and fortified them.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The going up to the armoury - This was either a tower that defended the angle where the two walls met; or the city arsenal, where shields, spears, etc., were kept to arm the people in time of danger.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. 1919. at the turning of the wall--that is, the wall across the Tyropoeon, being a continuation of the first wall, connecting Mount Zion with the temple wall [Barclay].Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:19

• Armory
• Government
• Jeshua
• Mizpah

In the dictionaries

• Mizpah
• Armoury
• Ezer
• Jeshua
• Armory
• Genealogy
• Maccabees, Books of
• Piece
• Repair

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