Revised Webster's Bible
Nehemiah 3:8
8Next to him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next to him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the perfumers, and they fortified Jerusalem to the broad wall.1
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
6Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid its beams, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars. 7And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, to the throne of the governor on this side of the river. Next to him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next to him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the perfumers, and they fortified Jerusalem to the broad wall. 9And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. 10And next to them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, opposite his house. And next to him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabniah.
Read all of Nehemiah 3Nehemiah 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
- himיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
- repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
- Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵל‛ûzzîy'êl · UzzielH5816
- sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- Harhaiahחַרְחֲיָהcharhăyâh · HarhaiahH2736
- goldsmithsצָרַףtsâraph · to refineH6884
- Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֫הוּchănanyâh chănanyâhû · HananiahH2608
- sonבֵּןbên · son: type ofH1121
- perfumersרַקָּחraqqâch · perfumerH7546
- fortifiedעָזַב‛âzab · to restoreH5800
- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- broadרָחָבrâchâb · BroadH7342
- wallחוֹמָהchômâh · (Broad) WallH2346
Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:8
- Nehemiah 3:31After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith’s son to the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, opposite the gate Miphkad, and to the ascent of the corner.
- Isaiah 46:6They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
- Genesis 50:2And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
- Exodus 30:25And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the perfumer: it shall be an holy anointing oil.
- Ecclesiastes 10:1Dead flies cause the ointment of the perfumer to send forth a stinking odour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
- Nehemiah 12:38And the other company of them that gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even 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
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- 1. Nehemiah 3:8 fortified...: or, left Jerusalem unto the broad wall ↩
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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