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

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. 7Next 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. Next 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. 10Next Jedaiah son of Harumaph repaired the wall across from his own house, and next to him was Hattush son of Hashabneiah.

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 3:31Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the wall as far as the housing for the Temple servants and merchants, across from the Inspection Gate. Then he continued as far as the upper room at the corner.
• Isaiah 46:6Some people pour out their silver and gold and hire a craftsman to make a god from it. Then they bow down and worship it!
• Genesis 50:2Then Joseph told the physicians who served him to embalm his father’s body; so Jacob was embalmed.
• Exodus 30:25Like a skilled incense maker, blend these ingredients to make a holy anointing oil.
• Ecclesiastes 10:1As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.
• Nehemiah 12:38The second choir giving thanks went northward around the other way to meet them. I followed them, together with the other half of the people, along the 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