New English Translation
Nehemiah 3:7
7Adjacent to them worked Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, who were men of Gibeon and Mizpah. These towns were under the jurisdiction of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.
Nehemiah 3:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.
- New International Version (NIV)Next to them, repairs were made by men from Gibeon and Mizpah—Melatiah of Gibeon and Jadon of Meronoth—places under the authority of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired the residence of the governor of the region beyond the River.
Context of Nehemiah 3:7
5The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders would not assist with the work of their master. 6Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah worked on the Jeshanah Gate. They laid its beams and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars. Adjacent to them worked Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, who were men of Gibeon and Mizpah. These towns were under the jurisdiction of the governor of Trans-Euphrates. 8Uzziel son of Harhaiah, a member of the goldsmiths’ guild, worked on the section adjacent to him. Hananiah, a member of the perfumers’ guild, worked on the section adjacent to him. They plastered the city wall of Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. 9Rephaiah son of Hur, head of a half-district of Jerusalem, worked on the section adjacent to them.
Read all of Nehemiah 3Nehemiah 3:7 word by word
וְעַל־יָדָ֨ם הֶחֱזִ֜יק מְלַטְיָ֣ה הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗י וְיָדוֹן֙ הַמֵּרֹ֣נֹתִ֔י אַנְשֵׁ֥י גִבְע֖וֹן וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑ה לְכִסֵּ֕א פַּחַ֖ת עֵ֥בֶר הַנָּהָֽר׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And next unto themיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
- repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
- Melatiahמְלַטְיָהmelaţyâh · MelatiahH4424
- the Gibeoniteגִּבְעֹנִיgib‛ônîy · GibeoniteH1393
- and Jadonיָדוֹןyâdôn · JadonH3036
- the Meronothiteמֵרֹנֹתִיmêrônôthîy · MeronothiteH4824
- the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- of Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgib‛ôn · GibeonH1391
- and of Mizpahמִצְפָּהmitspâh · MizpahH4709
- unto the throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throne: seatH3678
- of the governorפֶּחָהpechâh · governorH6346
- on this sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: besideH5676
- the riverנָהָרnâhâr · RiverH5104
Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:7
- Joshua 9:3When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai,
- 2 Samuel 21:2So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them. (Now the Gibeonites were not descendants of Israel; they were a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had made a promise to them, but Saul tried to kill them because of his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)
- Nehemiah 3:19Adjacent to him Ezer son of Jeshua, head of Mizpah, worked on another section, opposite the ascent to the armory at the buttress.
- 2 Chronicles 16:6King Asa ordered all the men of Judah to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. He used the materials to build up Geba and Mizpah.
- Nehemiah 2:8and a letter for Asaph the keeper of the king’s nature preserve, so that he will give me timber for beams for the gates of the fortress adjacent to the temple and for the city wall and for the house to which I go.” So the king granted me these requests, for the good hand of my God was on me.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The throne of the governor - His house, and the place where he dispensed justice and judgment. Previously to the days of Nehemiah, Jerusalem was governed by a deputy from the Persian king; (see Nehemiah 5:15;); but after this time they were governed by governors and judges chosen from among themselves.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Unto the throne - The meaning is thought to be “the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who, though they worked for Nehemiah, were not under his government, but belonged to the jurisdiction of the governor on this side the river.”Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Gibeon and Mizpah are about ten kilometers (six miles) north of Jerusalem.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
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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
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