Revised Version 1895
Nehemiah 3
1ThenEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֩'el.ya.ShivH475thehighהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548roseH6965upH6965with hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֣יוve.'e.ChavH251thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and they builded thesheepהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179; theysanctifiedקִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּki.de.Shu.huH6942it, andsetH6965upH6965thedoorsדַּלְתֹתָ֑יוdal.to.TavH1817of it;evenH5704unto thetowerמִגְדַּ֤לmig.DalH4026of Hammeah theysanctifiedקִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּki.de.Shu.huH6942it, unto thetowerמִגְדַּ֥לmig.DalH4026ofHananelחֲנַנְאֵֽל׃ סcha.nan.'ElH2606.
3And thefishהַדָּגִ֔יםha.da.GimH1709gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179did thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofHassenaahהַסְּנָאָ֑הha.se.na.'AhH5570buildבָּנ֖וּba.NuH1129; they laid the beams thereof, andsetוַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975upH5975thedoorsדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdal.to.TavH1817thereof, theboltsמַנְעוּלָ֖יוman.'u.LavH4514thereof, and thebarsוּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ סu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof.
4Andnextוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921unto themrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Meremothמְרֵמ֤וֹתme.re.MotH4822thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUriahאוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHakkozהַקּ֔וֹץ סha.KotzH6976. Andnextוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921unto themrepairedהֶחֱזִ֔יקhe.che.ZikH2388Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֥םme.shu.LamH4918thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBerechiahבֶּרֶכְיָ֖הbe.rekh.YahH1296, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMeshezabelמְשֵׁיזַבְאֵ֑ל סme.shei.zav.'ElH4898. Andnextוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921unto themrepairedהֶֽחֱזִ֔יקhe.che.ZikH2388Zadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofBaanaבַּעֲנָֽא׃ סba.'a.Na'H1195.
5Andnextוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921unto them theTekoitesהַתְּקוֹעִ֑יםha.te.ko.'ImH8621repairedהֶחֱזִ֣יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388; but theirnoblesוְאַדִּֽירֵיהֶם֙ve.'a.di.rei.HemH117putהֵבִ֣יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935notלֹא־lo'-H3808theirnecksצַוָּרָ֔םtza.va.RamH6677to theworkבַּעֲבֹדַ֖תba.'a.vo.DatH5656of theirlordאֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.do.nei.HemH113.
6And theoldH1121gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179repairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388Joiadaיֽוֹיָדָע֙yo.ya.Da'H3111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPaseahפָּסֵ֔חַpa.Se.achH6454andMeshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֖םu.me.shu.LamH4918thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBesodeiahבְּסֽוֹדְיָ֑הbe.sod.YahH1152; theylaidH2388the beams thereof, andsetוַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975upH5975thedoorsדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdal.to.TavH1817thereof, and theboltsוּמַנְעֻלָ֖יוu.man.'u.LavH4514thereof, and thebarsוּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ סu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof.
7Andnextוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921unto themrepairedהֶחֱזִ֜יקhe.che.ZikH2388Melatiahמְלַטְיָ֣הme.lat.YahH4424theGibeoniteהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יha.giv.'o.NiH1393, andJadonוְיָדוֹן֙ve.ya.dOnH3036theMeronothiteהַמֵּרֹ֣נֹתִ֔יha.me.Ro.no.TiH4824, themenH376ofGibeonגִבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391, and ofMizpahוְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הve.ha.mitz.PahH4709, which appertained to thethroneלְכִסֵּ֕אle.khi.Se'H3678of thegovernorפַּחַ֖תpa.ChatH6346beyondעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676theriverהַנָּהָֽר׃ סha.na.HarH5104.
8Nextעַל־'al-H5921unto himrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֤ל'u.zi.'ElH5816thesonH1121of Harhaiah,goldsmithsצֽוֹרְפִ֔ים סtzor.FimH6884. Andnextוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921unto himrepairedהֶחֱזִ֔יקhe.che.ZikH2388Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608one of the apothecaries, and theyfortifiedH2388Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389evenעַ֖ד'adH5704unto thebroadהָרְחָבָֽה׃ סha.re.cha.VahH7342wallהַחוֹמָ֥הha.cho.MahH2346.
10AndnextH5921unto themrepairedהֶחֱזִ֛יקhe.che.ZikH2388Jedaiahיְדָיָ֥הye.da.YahH3042thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHarumaphחֲרוּמַ֖ףcha.ru.MafH2739,evenH5921overagainstH5921hishouseבֵּית֑וֹ סbei.ToH1004. AndnextH5921unto himrepairedהֶחֱזִ֔יקhe.che.ZikH2388Hattushחַטּ֖וּשׁcha.TushH2407thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHashabneiahחֲשַׁבְנְיָֽה׃cha.shav.ne.YahH2813.
11Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֣הmal.ki.YahH4441thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHarimחָרִ֔םcha.RimH2766, andHasshubוְחַשּׁ֖וּבve.cha.ShuvH2815thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPahath-moabH6355,repairedהֶחֱזִיק֙he.che.ZikH2388anotherשֵׁנִ֗יתshe.NitH8145portion, and thetowerמִגְדַּ֥לmig.DalH4026of thefurnacesהַתַּנּוּרִֽים׃ סha.ta.nu.RimH8574.
12Andnextוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921unto himrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Shallumשַׁלּוּם֙sha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHalloheshהַלּוֹחֵ֔שׁha.lo.CheshH3873, therulerשַׂ֕רsarH8269ofhalfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677thedistrictפֶּ֣לֶךְPe.lekhH6418ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, he and hisdaughtersוּבְנוֹתָֽיו׃ סu.ve.no.TavH1323.
13Thevalleyהַגַּ֜יְאha.Gay'H1516gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179repairedהֶחֱזִ֣יקhe.che.ZikH2388Hanunחָנוּן֮cha.NunH2586, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofZanoahזָנוֹחַ֒za.no.aChH2182; theybuiltבָנ֔וּהוּva.Nu.huH1129it, andsetוַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975upH5975thedoorsדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdal.to.TavH1817thereof, theboltsמַנְעֻלָ֖יוman.'u.LavH4514thereof, and thebarsוּבְרִיחָ֑יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof, and athousandוְאֶ֤לֶףve.'E.lefH505cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520of thewallבַּחוֹמָ֔הba.cho.MahH2346unto the dunggateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179.
14And the dunggateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179repairedהֶחֱזִיק֙he.che.ZikH2388Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֣הmal.ki.YahH4441thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֔בre.KhavH7394, therulerשַׂ֖רsarH8269of thedistrictפֶּ֣לֶךְPe.lekhH6418ofBeth-haccheremH1021; hebuiltיִבְנֶ֔נּוּyiv.Ne.nuH1129it, andsetוְיַעֲמִיד֙ve.ya.'a.MidH5975upH5975thedoorsדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdal.to.TavH1817thereof, theboltsמַנְעֻלָ֖יוman.'u.LavH4514thereof, and thebarsוּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ סu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof.
15And the fountaingateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179repairedהֶ֠חֱזִיקHe.che.zikH2388Shallumשַׁלּ֣וּןsha.LunH7968thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofCol-hozehH3626, therulerשַׂ֣רsarH8269of thedistrictפֶּ֣לֶךְPe.lekhH6418ofMizpahהַמִּצְפָּה֒ha.mitz.PahH4709; hebuiltיִבְנֶ֙נּוּ֙yiv.Ne.nuH1129it, andcoveredוִיטַֽלְלֶ֔נּוּvi.tal.Le.nuH2926it, andsetוְיַעֲמִיד֙ve.ya.'a.mi.duH5975upH5975thedoorsדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdal.to.TavH1817thereof, theboltsמַנְעֻלָ֖יוman.'u.LavH4514thereof, and thebarsוּבְרִיחָ֑יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof, and thewallחוֹמַ֞תcho.MatH2346of thepoolבְּרֵכַ֤תbe.re.KhatH1295of Shelah by theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588,evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto the stairs thatgoהַיּוֹרְד֖וֹתhai.yor.DotH3381downH3381from thecityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽיד׃ סda.VidH1732.
16Afterאַחֲרָ֤יו'a.cha.RavH310himrepairedהֶחֱזִיק֙he.che.ZikH2388Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAzbukעַזְבּ֔וּק'az.BukH5802, therulerשַׂ֕רsarH8269ofhalfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677thedistrictפֶּ֣לֶךְPe.lekhH6418ofBeth-zurH1049, unto theplaceH1004overagainstנֶ֙גֶד֙ne.gedH5048the sepulchres ofDavidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732, and unto thepoolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295that wasmadeהָעֲשׂוּיָ֔הha.'a.su.YahH6213, and unto thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of themightyהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ סha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368.
17Afterאַחֲרָ֛יו'a.cha.RavH310himrepairedהֶחֱזִ֥יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881,Rehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBaniבָּנִ֑יba.NiH1137.Nextעַל־'al-H5921unto himrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֛הcha.shav.YahH2811, therulerשַׂר־sar-H8269ofhalfחֲצִי־cha.tzi-H2677thedistrictפֶ֥לֶךְFe.lekhH6418ofKeilahקְעִילָ֖הke.'i.LahH7084, for hisdistrictלְפִלְכּֽוֹ׃ סle.fil.KoH6418.
19AndnextH5921to himrepairedוַיְחַזֵּ֨קvay.cha.ZekH2388Ezerעֵ֧זֶר'E.zerH5829thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֛וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442, therulerשַׂ֥רsarH8269ofMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֖הha.mitz.PahH4709,anotherשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145portion, overagainstH5921thegoingH5927upH5927to the armoury at the turning of the wall.
20Afterאַחֲרָ֨יו'a.cha.RavH310himBaruchבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1263thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZabbaiH2079earnestlyrepairedהֶחֱזִ֛יקhe.che.ZikH2388anotherשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145portionמִן־min-H4480, from the turning of the wall unto thedoorפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב'el.ya.ShivH475thehighהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548.
21Afterאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.RavH310himrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Meremothמְרֵמ֧וֹתme.re.MotH4822thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUriahאוּרִיָּ֛ה'u.ri.YahH223thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHakkozהַקּ֖וֹץha.KotzH6976anotherשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145portion, from thedoorמִפֶּ֙תַח֙mi.Pe.tachH6607of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב'el.ya.ShivH475evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704to theendתַּכְלִ֖יתtakh.LitH8503of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃ ס'el.ya.ShivH475.
23Afterאַחֲרָ֨יו'a.cha.RavH310themrepairedהֶחֱזִ֧יקhe.che.ZikH2388Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֛ןbin.ya.MinH1144andHasshubוְחַשּׁ֖וּבve.cha.ShuvH2815overagainstנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048theirhouseבֵּיתָ֑ם סbei.TamH1004.Afterאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.RavH310themrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֧ה'a.zar.YahH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הma.'a.se.YahH4641thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAnaniahעֲנָֽנְיָ֖ה'a.na.ne.YahH6055besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681hisownH2388houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ סbei.ToH1004.
24Afterאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.RavH310himrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Binnuiבִּנּ֛וּיbi.NuiH1131thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHenadadחֵנָדָ֖דche.na.DadH2582anotherשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145portion, from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֔ה'a.zar.YahH5838unto the turning of the wall, and unto thecornerהַפִּנָּֽה׃ha.pi.NahH6438.
25Palalפָּלָ֣לpa.LalH6420thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzaiאוּזַי֮'u.ZaiH186repaired overagainstמִנֶּ֣גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048the turning of the wall, and thetowerוְהַמִּגְדָּ֗לve.ha.mig.DalH4026that standethoutהַיּוֹצֵא֙hai.yo.Tze'H3318from theupperהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.YonH5945houseמִבֵּ֤יתmi.BeitH1004of thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is by thecourtלַחֲצַ֣רla.cha.TzarH2691of theguardהַמַּטָּרָ֑הha.ma.ta.RahH4307.Afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310himPedaiahפְּדָיָ֥הpe.da.YahH6305thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofParoshפַּרְעֹֽשׁ׃ סpar.'OshH6551repaired.
26(NowH1961the Nethinimdweltיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427inOphelבָּעֹ֑פֶלba.'O.felH6077, unto theplaceH1961overagainstנֶ֜גֶדNe.gedH5048thewaterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179towardעַ֠ד'adH5704theeastלַמִּזְרָ֔חla.miz.RachH4217, and thetowerוְהַמִּגְדָּ֖לve.ha.mig.DalH4026that standethoutהַיּוֹצֵֽא׃ סhai.yo.Tze'H3318.)
27Afterאַחֲרָ֛יו'a.cha.RavH310him theTekoitesהַתְּקֹעִ֖יםha.te.ko.'ImH8621repairedהֶחֱזִ֥יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388anotherשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145portion, overagainstמִנֶּ֜גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048thegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419towerהַמִּגְדָּ֤לha.mig.DalH4026that standethoutהַיּוֹצֵ֔אhai.yo.Tze'H3318, and unto thewallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346ofOphelהָעֹֽפֶל׃ha.'O.felH6077.
29Afterאַחֲרָ֧יו'a.cha.RavH310themrepairedהֶחֱזִ֛יקhe.che.ZikH2388Zadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofImmerאִמֵּ֖ר'i.MerH564overagainstנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048hisownH2388houseבֵּית֑וֹ סbei.ToH1004. Andafterוְאַחֲרָ֤יוve.'a.cha.RavH310himrepairedהֶחֱזִיק֙he.che.ZikH2388Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֣הshe.ma'.YahH8098thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֔הshe.khan.YahH7935, thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֖רsho.MerH8104of theeastהַמִּזְרָֽח׃ סha.miz.RachH4217gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179.
30Afterאַחֲרָ֨יו'a.cha.reivH310himrepairedהֶחֱזִ֜יקhe.che.ZikH2388Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֣הcha.nan.YahH2608thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֗הshe.lem.YahH8018, andHanunוְחָנ֧וּןve.cha.NunH2586thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֖יha.shi.ShiH8345sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZalaphצָלָ֛ףtza.LafH6764,anotherשֵׁנִ֑י סshe.NiH8145portion.Afterאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.RavH310himrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּם֙me.shu.LamH4918thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBerechiahבֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הbe.rekh.YahH1296overagainstנֶ֖גֶדNe.gedH5048his chamber.
31Afterאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.reivH310himrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּה֙mal.ki.YahH4441one of thegoldsmithsהַצֹּ֣רְפִ֔יha.Tzo.re.FiH6885unto thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Nethinim, and of themerchantsוְהָרֹכְלִ֑יםve.ha.ro.khe.LimH7402, overagainstנֶ֚גֶדNe.gedH5048thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of Hammiphkad, and to the ascent of thecornerהַפִּנָּֽה׃ha.pi.NahH6438.
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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