Nehemiah 3:32

Nehemiah 3:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
• New International Version (NIV)and between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And between the upper chamber of the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and the merchants repaired.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And between the upper room at the corner, as far as the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs.

Context of Nehemiah 3:32

30After him Hananiah, son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another portion. After him Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs in front of his living quarters. 31After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs up to the house of the Temple servants, and the merchants opposite the Inspection Gate and as far as the room above the corner. Between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants worked. 33Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he became very angry and was greatly enraged. He mocked the Jews 34in the presence of his colleagues and the army of Samaria, saying: “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they revive the stones from the heaps of rubble that are burnt?”

Nehemiah 3:32 word by word

וּבֵ֨ין עֲלִיַּ֤ת הַפִּנָּה֙ לְשַׁ֣עַר הַצֹּ֔אן הֶחֱזִ֥יקוּ הַצֹּרְפִ֖ים וְהָרֹכְלִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And between the going upעֲלִיָּה‛ălîyâh · upper roomH5944
• of the cornerפִּנָּהpinnâh · cornerH6438
• unto the sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · Sheep (Gate)H6629
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• the goldsmithsצָרַףtsâraph · to refineH6884
• and the merchantsרָכַלrâkal · to tradeH7402

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:32

• Nehemiah 3:1Then Eliashib the kohen gadol and his brothers, the kohanim, arose and built the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set up its doors, dedicating it as far as the Tower of the Hundred and as far as the Tower of Hananel.
• Nehemiah 12:39over the Ephraim Gate, the gate of the old city, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
• John 5:2Now in Jerusalem there is a pool by the sheep gate, called Bethzatha in Aramaic, which has five porches.
• Nehemiah 3:8Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, worked adjacent to him, and Hananiah, one of the perfumers, worked next to him. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32The goldsmiths and the merchants - The word הצרפים hatstsorephim may signify smiths, or persons who worked in metals of any kind; but it is generally understood to mean those who worked in gold. I have already observed, that the mention of merchants and goldsmiths shows that these persons were formed into bodies corporate in those ancient times. But these terms are differently rendered in the versions. The Vulgate is the same as ours, which probably our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-32This final group of workers completed the repairs at the Sheep Gate, where the work had begun (Nehemiah 3:1). Horse Gate: See 2 Chronicles 23:15; Jeremiah 31:40. East Gate: See 1 Chronicles 26:14, 17; 2 Chronicles 31:14; Ezekiel 10:19; 40:21–22.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 3:32

• Commerce
• Jerusalem
• Merchant
• Sheep Gate

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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