Nehemiah 3:9

Nehemiah 3:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

Context of Nehemiah 3:9

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. 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. Rephaiah 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. 11Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab worked on another section and the Tower of the Fire Pots.

Nehemiah 3:9 word by word

וְעַל־יָדָ֤ם הֶחֱזִיק֙ רְפָיָ֣ה בֶן־ח֔וּר שַׂ֕ר חֲצִ֖י פֶּ֥לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And next unto themיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• Rephaiahרְפָיָהrephâyâh · RephaiahH7509
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Hurחוּרchûr · HurH2354
• the rulerשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• partפֶּ֫לֶךְpelek · districtH6418
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:9

• Nehemiah 3:12Shallum son of Hallohesh, head of a half-district of Jerusalem, worked on the section adjacent to him, assisted by his daughters.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Ruler of the half part of Jerusalem - Probably the city was divided into two parts; one for Judah, and the other for Benjamin, each having its proper governor. Rephaiah mentioned here was one of these governors, and Shallum, mentioned Nehemiah 3:12, was the other. There were other rulers or governors of particular country or village districts.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13Nehemiah wisely assigned people to work near their homes. This motivated them to do good work and saved them travel time.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 3:9

• Cities
• Ezer
• Government
• Hur
• Persia
• Rephaiah

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Genealogy
• Hur
• Maccabees, Books of
• Repair
• Rephaiah
• Huppim

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