Nehemiah 3:11

Nehemiah 3:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath–moab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
• New International Version (NIV)Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Malchijah the son of Harim and Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.

Context of Nehemiah 3:11

9Rephaiah son of Hur, head of a half-district of Jerusalem, worked on the section adjacent to them. 10Jedaiah son of Harumaph worked on the section adjacent to them opposite his house, and Hattush son of Hashabneiah worked on the section adjacent to him. Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab worked on another section and the Tower of the Fire Pots. 12Shallum son of Hallohesh, head of a half-district of Jerusalem, worked on the section adjacent to him, assisted by his daughters. 13Hanun and the residents of Zanoah worked on the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars, in addition to working on fifteen hundred feet of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.

Nehemiah 3:11 word by word

מִדָּ֣ה שֵׁנִ֗ית הֶחֱזִיק֙ מַלְכִּיָּ֣ה בֶן־חָרִ֔ם וְחַשּׁ֖וּב בֶּן־פַּחַ֣ת מוֹאָ֑ב וְאֵ֖ת מִגְדַּ֥ל הַתַּנּוּרִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּהוּmalkîyâh malkiyâhû · MalchijahH4441
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Harimחָרִםchârim · HarimH2766
• and Hashubחַשּׁוּבchashshûb · HasshubH2815
• of Pahath–moabפַּ֫חַת מוֹאָבpachath mô'âb · Pahath-moabH6355
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• the otherשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• pieceמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060
• and the towerמִגְדָּלmigdâl migdâlâh · Tower (Of the Ovens)H4026
• of the furnacesתַּנּוּרtannûr · (Tower of) the OvensH8574

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:11

• Nehemiah 10:5Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
• Nehemiah 7:11the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;
• Nehemiah 10:14The leaders of the people were as follows: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
• Ezra 2:6the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line of Jeshua and Joab): 2,812;
• Ezra 8:4from the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
• Nehemiah 12:38The second choir was proceeding in the opposite direction. I followed them, along with half the people, on top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Repaired the other piece - That which was left by Jedaiah after he had repaired the wall opposite to his own house. Probably some of the principal people were obliged to repair those parts of the wall opposite to their own dwellings. Perhaps this was the case generally.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The other piece - Rather, “another piece” (as in Nehemiah 3:19, Nehemiah 3:21, Nehemiah 3:27, Nehemiah 3:30). It is conjectured that a verse has fallen out in which Malchijah‘s and Hashub‘s “first piece” was mentioned. The tower of the furnaces - Either a tower at the northwestern angle of the city; or, midway in the western wall. The origin of the name is uncertain.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The Tower of the Ovens on the city's western wall might have been used for baking bread or polishing pottery (Jeremiah 19:1–2).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 3:11

• Hashub
• Pahath-Moab

In the dictionaries

• Moab
• Moab; Moabites
• Moab, Moabite
• Tower of the furnaces
• Pahath-Moab
• Furnace
• Harim
• Hashub
• Malchiah
• Oven

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