Nehemiah 3
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Nehemiah 3:1-12

1Then EliashibH475 the highH1419 priestH3548 aroseH6965 with his brethrenH251 the priestsH3548, and they builtH1129 the sheepH6629 gateH8179; they sanctifiedH6942 it, and set upH5975 the doorsH1817 of it; even to the towerH4026 of MeahH3968 they sanctifiedH6942 it, to the towerH4026 of HananeelH2606.

2And next to himH3027 builtH1129 the menH582 of JerichoH3405. And next to them builtH1129 ZaccurH2139 the sonH1121 of ImriH566.1

3But the fishH1709 gateH8179 did the sonsH1121 of HassenaahH5570 buildH1129, who also laid its beamsH7136, and set upH5975 its doorsH1817, its locksH4514, and its barsH1280.

4And next to themH3027 repairedH2388 MeremothH4822 the sonH1121 of UrijahH223, the sonH1121 of KozH6976. And next to themH3027 repairedH2388 MeshullamH4918 the sonH1121 of BerechiahH1296, the sonH1121 of MeshezabeelH4898. And next to themH3027 repairedH2388 ZadokH6659 the sonH1121 of BaanaH1195.

5And next to themH3027 the TekoitesH8621 repairedH2388; but their noblesH117 putH935 not their necksH6677 to the workH5656 of their LordH113.

6Moreover the oldH3465 gateH8179 repairedH2388 JehoiadaH3111 the sonH1121 of PaseahH6454, and MeshullamH4918 the sonH1121 of BesodeiahH1152; they laid its beamsH7136, and set upH5975 its doorsH1817, and its locksH4514, and its barsH1280.

7And next to themH3027 repairedH2388 MelatiahH4424 the GibeoniteH1393, and JadonH3036 the MeronothiteH4824, the menH582 of GibeonH1391, and of MizpahH4709, to the throneH3678 of the governorH6346 on this sideH5676 of the riverH5104.

8Next to himH3027 repairedH2388 UzzielH5816 the sonH1121 of HarhaiahH2736, of the goldsmithsH6884. Next to himH3027 also repairedH2388 HananiahH2608 the sonH1121 of one of the perfumersH7546, and they fortifiedH5800 JerusalemH3389 to the broadH7342 wallH2346.2

9And next to themH3027 repairedH2388 RephaiahH7509 the sonH1121 of HurH2354, the rulerH8269 of the halfH2677 partH6418 of JerusalemH3389.

10And next to themH3027 repairedH2388 JedaiahH3042 the sonH1121 of HarumaphH2739, opposite his houseH1004. And next to himH3027 repairedH2388 HattushH2407 the sonH1121 of HashabniahH2813.

11MalchijahH4441 the sonH1121 of HarimH2766, and HashubH2815 the sonH1121 of PahathmoabH6355, repairedH2388 the otherH8145 pieceH4060, and the towerH4026 of the furnacesH8574.3

12And next to himH3027 repairedH2388 ShallumH7967 the sonH1121 of HaloheshH3873, the rulerH8269 of the halfH2677 partH6418 of JerusalemH3389, he and his daughtersH1323.

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 3:2 next unto...: Heb. at his hand ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 3:8 fortified...: or, left Jerusalem unto the broad wall ↩
  3. 3. Nehemiah 3:11 other...: Heb. second measure ↩

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