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Nehemiah 3
Legacy Standard Bible

Building and Repairing the Wall

3 Then (A)Eliashib the high priest arose with his brothers the priests and built (B)the Sheep Gate; they set it apart as holy and (C)made its doors stand. And they set apart as holy [a]the wall to (D)the Tower of the Hundred and (E)the Tower of Hananel. 2 Next to him (F)the men of Jericho built, and next to [b]them Zaccur the son of Imri built.

3 Now the sons of Hassenaah built (G)the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and made its doors stand with its bolts and bars. 4 Next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz made repairs. And next to them Meshullam the son of Berechiah the son of Meshezabel made repairs. And next to them Zadok the son of Baana also made repairs. 5 Moreover, next to them the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not [c]support the service of their masters.

6 Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired (H)the Old Gate; they laid its beams and made its doors stand with its bolts and its bars. 7 Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, [d]also made repairs for the official seat of the (I)governor of the province beyond the River. 8 Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah of the (J)goldsmiths made repairs. And next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs, and they restored Jerusalem as far as (K)the Broad Wall. 9 Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, (L)the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. 10 Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs. 11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired [e]another section and (M)the Tower of Furnaces. 12 Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, (N)the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters.

13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired (O)the Valley Gate. They built it and made its doors stand with its bolts and its bars, and [f]one thousand cubits of the wall to the [g]Dung Gate.

14 Malchijah the son of Rechab, the official of the district of (P)Beth-haccherem, repaired the [h](Q)Dung Gate. He built it and made its doors stand with its bolts and its bars.

15 Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, the official of the district of Mizpah, (R)repaired the Spring Gate. He built it, covered it and made its doors stand with its bolts and its bars, and the wall of the Pool of Shelah at (S)the king’s garden as far as (T)the steps that descend from the city of David. 16 After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, (U)official of half the district of Beth-zur, made repairs as far as a point opposite the tombs of David, and as far as (V)the artificial pool and the house of the mighty men. 17 After him the Levites made repairs under Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, the official of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district. 18 After him their brothers made repairs under Bavvai the son of Henadad, the official of the other half of the district of Keilah. 19 Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, (W)the official of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the ascent of the armory (X)at the Angle. 20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the Angle to the doorway of the house of (Y)Eliashib the high priest. 21 After him Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz repaired another section, from the doorway of Eliashib’s house even as far as the end of Eliashib’s house. 22 After him the priests, (Z)the men of the [i]valley, made repairs. 23 After [j]them Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house. After [k]them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house. 24 After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah as far as (AA)the Angle and as far as the corner. 25 Palal the son of Uzai made repairs in front of the Angle and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king, which is by (AB)the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs. 26 (AC)The temple servants living in (AD)Ophel made repairs as far as the front of (AE)the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower. 27 After [l]them (AF)the Tekoites repaired another section in front of the great projecting tower and as far as the wall of Ophel.

28 Above (AG)the Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each in front of his house. 29 After [m]them Zadok the son of Immer made repairs in front of his house. And after him Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. 30 After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah made repairs in front of his own [n]quarters. 31 After him Malchijah, [o]one of (AH)the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants, in front of the [p]Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room of the corner. 32 Between the upper room of the corner and (AI)the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 3:1 Lit it
  2. Nehemiah 3:2 Lit him
  3. Nehemiah 3:5 Lit bring their neck to
  4. Nehemiah 3:7 Or which was under the jurisdiction of the governor of the province beyond the River, also made repairs
  5. Nehemiah 3:11 Lit a second measure, so in ch
  6. Nehemiah 3:13 Approx. 500 yd. or 457 m, a cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm
  7. Nehemiah 3:13 Lit Gate of Ash-heaps
  8. Nehemiah 3:14 Lit Gate of Ash-heaps
  9. Nehemiah 3:22 Lower Jordan valley; lit circle
  10. Nehemiah 3:23 Lit him
  11. Nehemiah 3:23 Lit him
  12. Nehemiah 3:27 Lit him
  13. Nehemiah 3:29 Lit him
  14. Nehemiah 3:30 Or cell
  15. Nehemiah 3:31 Lit son of
  16. Nehemiah 3:31 Or Mustering
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Nehemiah 3
Common English Bible

Rebuilding the gates and walls

3 Then Eliashib the high priest set to work with his fellow priests and built[a] the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set up its doors, then dedicated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred and as far as the Tower of Hananel.

2 The people of Jericho built next to them, and Zaccur, Imri’s son, built next to them. 3 The children of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and set up its doors, bolts, and bars. 4 Next to them Meremoth, Uriah’s son and Hakkoz’s grandson, made repairs. Meshullam, Berechiah’s son and Meshezabel’s grandson, made repairs next to them, and Zadok, Baana’s son, made repairs next to them. 5 Next to them the people from Tekoa made repairs, but their officials wouldn’t help with the work[b] of their supervisors.[c]

6 Joiada, Paseah’s son, and Meshullam, Besodeiah’s son, repaired the Mishneh Gate;[d] they laid its beams and set up its doors, bolts, and bars. 7 Next to them repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and[e] the people of Gibeon and of Mizpah, who were ruled by the governor of the province Beyond the River.

8 Uzziel, Harhaiah’s son, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs next to them; and Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs next to him. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. 9 Next to them Rephaiah, Hur’s son, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. 10 Next to them Jedaiah, Harumaph’s son, made repairs opposite his house, and Hattush, Hashabneiah’s son, made repairs next to him.

11 Malchijah, Harim’s son, and Hasshub, Pahath-moab’s son, repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens. 12 Next to them Shallum, Hallohesh’s son, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, along with his daughters.

13 Hanun and the people of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate; they built it and set up its doors, bolts, and bars. They also repaired fifteen hundred feet of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate.

14 Malchiah, Rechab’s son, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem, repaired the Dung Gate. He rebuilt it and set up its doors, bolts, and bars.

15 And Shallum, Col-hozeh’s son, ruler of the Mizpah district, repaired the Spring Gate. He rebuilt and covered it, and set up its doors, bolts, and bars. He also built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the King’s Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from David’s City.

16 After him, Nehemiah, Azbuk’s son, ruler of half the Beth-zur district, repaired from the point opposite David’s tombs as far as the artificial pool and the Warriors’ House. 17 After him, the Levites made repairs: Rehum, Bani’s son, and next to him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district. 18 After him, their relatives made repairs: Binnui,[f] Henadad’s son, ruler of half the district of Keilah.

19 Next to him, Ezer, Jeshua’s son, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the Angle. 20 After him, Baruch, Zabbai’s son, thoroughly repaired another section from the Angle to the door of the house of the high priest Eliashib. 21 After him, Meremoth, Uriah’s son and Hakkoz’s grandson, repaired another section from the door to the back of Eliashib’s house.

22 After him, the priests from the surrounding area made repairs. 23 After them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. After them, Azariah, Maaseiah’s son and Ananiah’s grandson, repaired beside his house. 24 After him, Binnui, Henadad’s son, repaired another section from the house of Azariah to the Angle and to the corner. 25 Palal, Uzai’s son, repaired[g] from the point opposite the Angle and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard. After him, Pedaiah, Parosh’s son, 26 and the temple servants living on Ophel made repairs[h] up to the point opposite the Water Gate to the east and the projecting tower. 27 After them, the people of Tekoa repaired another section opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel. 28 From the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each one opposite his own house.

29 After them, Zadok, Immer’s son, made repairs opposite his own house. After him, Shemaiah, Shecaniah’s son, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. 30 After him, Hananiah, Shelemiah’s son, and Hanun, Zalaph’s sixth son, repaired another section. After them, Meshullam, Berechiah’s son, made repairs opposite his own room.

31 After him, Malchiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Parade Gate,[i] and as far as the upper room at the corner. 32 And between the upper room of the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 3:1 Or rebuilt
  2. Nehemiah 3:5 Or didn’t bring their neck into the service of
  3. Nehemiah 3:5 Or lords
  4. Nehemiah 3:6 Or Old Gate
  5. Nehemiah 3:7 Syr; Heb lacks and.
  6. Nehemiah 3:18 LXX, Syr; Heb Bvvai
  7. Nehemiah 3:25 Heb lacks repaired.
  8. Nehemiah 3:26 Heb lacks made repairs.
  9. Nehemiah 3:31 Or Hammiphkad Gate
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