Nehemiah 3:8

Nehemiah 3:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.
• New International Version (NIV)Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the next section; and Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, made repairs next to that. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, repaired. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, repaired, and they restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Also next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs; and they fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

Context of Nehemiah 3:8

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. 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. Uzziel 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. 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.

Nehemiah 3:8 word by word

עַל־יָד֣וֹ הֶחֱזִ֗יק עֻזִּיאֵ֤ל בֶּֽן־חַרְהֲיָה֙ צֽוֹרְפִ֔ים ס וְעַל־יָד֣וֹ הֶחֱזִ֔יק חֲנַנְיָ֖ה בֶּן־הָרַקָּחִ֑ים וַיַּֽעַזְבוּ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם עַ֖ד הַחוֹמָ֥ה הָרְחָבָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Next unto himיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵל‛ûzzîy'êl · UzzielH5816
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Harhaiahחַרְחֲיָהcharhăyâh · HarhaiahH2736
• of the goldsmithsצָרַףtsâraph · to refineH6884
• Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֫הוּchănanyâh chănanyâhû · HananiahH2608
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: type ofH1121
• the apothecariesרַקָּחraqqâch · perfumerH7546
• and they fortifiedעָזַב‛âzab · to restoreH5800
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• unto the broadרָחָבrâchâb · BroadH7342
• wallחוֹמָהchômâh · (Broad) WallH2346

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:8

• Nehemiah 3:31After him Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, worked as far as the house of the temple servants and the traders, opposite the Inspection Gate, and up to the room above the corner.
• Isaiah 46:6Those who empty out gold from a purse and weigh out silver on the scale hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god. They then bow down and worship it.
• Genesis 50:2Joseph instructed the physicians in his service to embalm his father, so the physicians embalmed Israel.
• Exodus 30:25You are to make this into a sacred anointing oil, a perfumed compound, the work of a perfumer. It will be sacred anointing oil.
• Ecclesiastes 10:1One dead fly makes the perfumer’s ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.
• 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 3:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Goldsmiths - From the remotest period of the history of the Jews they had artists in all elegant and ornamental trades; and it is also evident that goldsmiths, apothecaries, and merchants were formed into companies in the time of Nehemiah. Apothecaries - Rather such as dealt in drugs, aromatics, spices, etc., for embalming, or for furnishing the temple with the incense consumed there.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The Broad Wall stood in the newer, western part of the city.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall--or, "double wall," extending from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits in length, formerly broken down by Joash, king of Israel [2Ch 25:23], but afterwards rebuilt by Uzziah [2Ch 26:9], who made it so strong that the Chaldeans, finding it difficult to demolish, had left it standing.Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:8

• Apothecary
• Armies
• Goldsmith
• Hananiah
• Harhaiah
• Uzziel

In the dictionaries

• Hananiah
• Jerusalem
• Goldsmith
• Harhaiah
• Uzziel
• Apothecary
• Broad
• Crafts
• Genealogy
• Maccabees, Books of

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