Nehemiah 3:13

Nehemiah 3:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.
• New International Version (NIV)The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. They also repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Refuse Gate.

Context of Nehemiah 3:13

11Malkijah 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. Hanun 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. 14Malkijah son of Recab, head of the district of Beth Hakkerem, worked on the Dung Gate. He rebuilt it and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars. 15Shallun son of Col-Hozeh, head of the district of Mizpah, worked on the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it, put on its roof, and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars. In addition, he rebuilt the wall of the Pool of Siloam, by the royal garden, as far as the steps that go down from the City of David.

Nehemiah 3:13 word by word

אֵת֩ שַׁ֨עַר הַגַּ֜יְא הֶחֱזִ֣יק חָנוּן֮ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י זָנוֹחַ֒ הֵ֣מָּה בָנ֔וּהוּ וַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו מַנְעֻלָ֖יו וּבְרִיחָ֑יו וְאֶ֤לֶף אַמָּה֙ בַּחוֹמָ֔ה עַ֖ד שַׁ֥עַר הָשֲׁפֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · Valley (Gate)H1516
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• Hanunחָנוּןchânûn · HanunH2586
• and the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Zanoahזָנוֹחַzânôach · ZanoahH2182
• they builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• it, and set upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• the doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• thereof, the locksמַנְעוּלman‛ûl man‛ûl · boltH4514
• thereof, and the barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280
• thereof, and a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• on the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• unto the dungאַשְׁפֹּת'ashpôth 'ashpôth shephôth · Dung (Gate)H830

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:13

• Nehemiah 2:13I proceeded through the Valley Gate by night, in the direction of the Well of the Dragons and the Dung Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem that had been breached and its gates that had been destroyed by fire.
• Nehemiah 11:30Zanoah, Adullam and their settlements, in Lachish and its fields, and in Azekah and its villages. So they were encamped from Beer Sheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
• Joshua 15:34Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
• 1 Chronicles 4:18(His Judahite wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the sons of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered married.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The inhabitants of Zanoah - This was a town in the tribe of Judah. Joshua 15:34.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Zanoah lay west of Jerusalem, at the distance of about 10 miles (Joshua 15:34 note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Zanoah was a village located about 21 kilometers (13 miles) southwest of Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. the inhabitants of Zanoah--There were two towns so called in the territory of Judah (Jos 15:34, 56).Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:13

• Gihon
• Hezekiah
• Jerusalem
• Lock
• Zanoah

In the dictionaries

• Valley Gate
• Hanun
• Bar (2)
• Bolt
• Genealogy
• Hinnom, Valley of
• Jerusalem
• Maccabees, Books of
• Repair
• Zanoah

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