Nehemiah 3:28

Nehemiah 3:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.
• New International Version (NIV)Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Above the Horse Gate the priests repaired, each one opposite his own house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Beyond the Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house.

Context of Nehemiah 3:28

26Now the temple servants living in Ophel made repairs as far as the front of the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower. 27After them the Tekoites repaired another section in front of the great projecting tower and as far as the wall of Ophel. Above the Horse Gate the priests carried out repairs, each in front of his house. 29After them Zadok the son of Immer carried out repairs in front of his house. And after him Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, carried out repairs. 30After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah carried out repairs in front of his own quarters.

Nehemiah 3:28 word by word

מֵעַ֣ל׀ שַׁ֣עַר הַסּוּסִ֗ים הֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים אִ֖ישׁ לְנֶ֥גֶד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

• Aboveמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• Aboveעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the Horseסוּסsûs sûs · Horse (Gate)H5483
• Gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• carriedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• repairsחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• eachאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• in frontנֶ֫גֶדneged · beforeH5048
• of his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:28

• 2 Kings 11:16So they seized her, and when they brought her to the horses’ entrance of the king’s house, she was put to death there.
• 2 Chronicles 23:15So they seized her, and when she arrived at the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king’s house, they put her to death there.
• Jeremiah 31:40And the entire valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to the Lord; it will not be uprooted or overthrown ever again.”
• Nehemiah 3:10Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28The horse gate - The place through which the horses passed in order to be watered; It was near the temple. Some rabbins suppose that in order to go to the temple, a person might go on horseback to the place here referred to, but then was obliged to alight, as a horse could pass no farther. Horses were never very plentiful in Jerusalem.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. 28-32This final group of workers completed the repairs at the Sheep Gate, where the work had begun (Nehemiah 3:1). Horse Gate: See 2 Chronicles 23:15; Jeremiah 31:40. East Gate: See 1 Chronicles 26:14, 17; 2 Chronicles 31:14; Ezekiel 10:19; 40:21–22.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 3:28

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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