Nehemiah 3:7

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

5Next were the people from Tekoa, though their leaders refused to work with the construction supervisors. 6The Old City Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid the beams, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars. Next to them were Melatiah from Gibeon, Jadon from Meronoth, people from Gibeon, and people from Mizpah, the headquarters of the governor of the province west of the Euphrates River. 8Next was Uzziel son of Harhaiah, a goldsmith by trade, who also worked on the wall. Beyond him was Hananiah, a manufacturer of perfumes. They left out a section of Jerusalem as they built the Broad Wall. 9Rephaiah son of Hur, the leader of half the district of Jerusalem, was next to them on the wall.

Nehemiah 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 9:3But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
• 2 Samuel 21:2So the king summoned the Gibeonites. They were not part of Israel but were all that was left of the nation of the Amorites. The people of Israel had sworn not to kill them, but Saul, in his zeal for Israel and Judah, had tried to wipe them out.
• Nehemiah 3:19Next to them, Ezer son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section of wall across from the ascent to the armory near the angle in the wall.
• 2 Chronicles 16:6Then King Asa called out all the men of Judah to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the towns of Geba and Mizpah.
• Nehemiah 2:8And please give me a letter addressed to Asaph, the manager of the king’s forest, instructing him to give me timber. I will need it to make beams for the gates of the Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for a house for myself.” And the king granted these requests, because the gracious hand of 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

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:7

• Melatiah
• Mizpah

In the dictionaries

• Gibeon
• Mizpah
• Mizpah; Mizpeh
• Euphrates River, the River
• Gibeon, Gibeonite
• Governor
• Jadon
• Throne
• Dispersion, the
• Genealogy

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