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Nehemiah
Chapter Three
Nehemiah 3:1. Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with
his brethren the priests and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung
its doors. They built as far as the Tower of the Hundred,[a] and
consecrated it, then as far as the Tower of Hananel.
YLT And Eliashib the high
priest riseth, and his brethren the priests, and they build the sheep-gate;
they have sanctified it, and set up its doors, even unto the tower of Meah they
have sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel;
Then Eliashib
the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests,....
This was the grandson of
Jeshua or Joshua the high priest, his father's name was Joiakim, Nehemiah 12:10,
being high priest, and rising first, he set a good example both to the priests
and to the people, and served no doubt greatly to animate and encourage them:
and they built
the sheep gate;
so called, because the
sheep were led through it to the temple, and near it was the sheep market,
where they were sold, and the sheep pool, where the sacrifices were washed; and
this being near the temple, and for the service of it, the priests undertook
that; not that they laboured with their hands at it, though it is possible some
of them might; but they were at the expense of it, employed labourers, and paid
them, and directed them, and had the oversight of them: this gate was to the
south of the city; and RauwolffF21Travels, par. 3. c. 3. p. 226,
228. says, it was still standing by Moriah, the mountain of the temple, which
the Turks have taken to themselves, and built on it a Turkish mosque or temple.
Near the gate you see still, he says, the sheep pond, which is large and deep,
wherein the Nethinims used to wash the beasts, and then gave them to the
priests; it is saidF23Vid. Quistorp. in loc. to lead to the mount of
Olives, to Bethany, to Jericho, the desert, and all the east country to Jordan:
they sanctified
it;
this being for sacred use,
and they sacred persons; and this the first part of the building, they prayed
for a blessing on it, and in it on the whole work undertaken, of which this was
the firstfruits:
and set up the
doors of it;
and so finished it:
even unto the
tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel;
so far they built, and
what they built they sanctified. The tower of Meah, or a "hundred",
as the word signifies, might be so called, either because it was one hundred
cubits from the sheep gate on one side, and as many from the tower of Hananeel
on the other side, standing between both; or because it was one hundred cubits
high: these two towers, perhaps, were firm and strong, and needed no repair,
since no mention is made of any; though they seem to me to be one and the same
tower; see Jeremiah 31:38.
Nehemiah 3:2.
Next to Eliashib[b] the men of
Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built.
YLT and by his hand have men
of Jericho built; and by their hand hath Zaccur son of Imri built;
And next unto
him builded the men of Jericho,....
The posterity of those
that formerly inhabited that city; these began where Eliashib and the priests
ended, and went on from thence:
and next to
them;
or rather "to
him", the high priest:
builded Zaccur
the son of Imri;
who probably was the chief
of the men of Jericho.
Nehemiah 3:3.
Also the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its
beams and hung its doors with its bolts and bars.
YLT and the fish-gate have sons
of Hassenaah built, they have walled it, and set up its doors, its locks, and
its bars.
But the fish
gate did the sons of Hassenaah build,....
So called, because fish
was brought from the sea coasts through it, and near it was the fish market;
this also was southward, according to Dr. LightfootF24 Chorograph.
Cent. of the Land of Israel, c. 26. p. 27. vol. 2. ; others say northward; some
say it led to the sea of Galilee, Jordan, and all the east and north country:
but it is most likely to be westward towards the Mediterranean sea, Tyre, and
Joppa, from whence fish were brought; and Rauwolff saysF25Ut supra,
(Travels, par. 3. c. 3.) p. 226, 227. it is still standing towards the west,
behind Mount Sion, and over against Mount Gihon, see 2 Chronicles 33:14
he also says, this gate was called the gate of Hebron, because the road of
Hebron went through it, which is about seven or eight hours' walking distant
from it:
who also laid
the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the
bars thereof;
completely finished it.
Nehemiah 3:4.
And next to them Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz,[c] made
repairs. Next to them Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel,
made repairs. Next to them Zadok the son of Baana made repairs.
YLT And by their hand hath Merimoth son of
Urijah, son of Koz, strengthened; and by his hand hath Meshullam son of
Berechiah, son of Meshezabeel, strengthened; and by his hand hath Zadok son of
Baana strengthened;
And next unto
them repaired Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Koz,....
And the men under him; see
Ezra 8:33, this
part of the wall on which they worked was not wholly demolished, only weakened,
and therefore did not rebuild it, but repaired and strengthened it, and this
phrase is used all along afterwards:
and next unto
them repaired Meshullam, the sort of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel: and
next unto them repaired Zadok, the son of Baana;
but who they were cannot
be said.
Nehemiah 3:5.
Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not
put their shoulders[d] to the
work of their Lord.
YLT and by his hand have the Tekoites
strengthened, and their honourable ones have not brought in their neck to the
service of their Lord.
And next unto
them the Tekoites repaired,....
The inhabitants of Tekoa,
a city in the tribe of Judah; see Amos 1:1
but their
nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord;
either of Nehemiah, as
some, or rather of the lord and prince appointed over their families, as Aben
Ezra, to whom they would not be subject; though it seems best, with Jarchi, to
understand it of the Lord their God, by whose command this work was begun; but
they refused to give any assistance to it with their purses or presence, but
withdrew from it, as refractory oxen withdraw their necks from the yoke. This is
observed to their disgrace, when the common people of their city were ready to
work, and did.
Nehemiah 3:6.
Moreover Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of
Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors, with
its bolts and bars.
YLT And the old gate have Jehoiada son of Paseah,
and Meshullam son of Besodeiah, strengthened; they have walled it, and set up
its doors, and its locks, and its bars.
Moreover, the
old gate repaired Jehoiada, the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of
Besodeiah,....
Which some think was so
called because it led to the old city Salem. Dr. LightfootF1Ut
supra. (Chorograph. Cent. of the Land of Israel, c. 26. p. 27. vol. 2.) thinks
it is the same with the second or third gate, Zephaniah 1:10.
According to Vatablus, it was the gate of the old pool, Isaiah 22:11, or
rather, perhaps, it was the gate of the old wall Josephus speaks ofF2De
Bello Jud. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 2, 3. ; it led to the north of the land:
they laid the
beams thereof;
as in Nehemiah 3:3.
Nehemiah 3:7.
And next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite,
the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired the residence[e] of the
governor of the region beyond the River.
YLT And by their hand hath Melatiah the Gibeonite
strengthened, and Jadon the Meronothite, men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, to the
throne of the governor beyond the River.
And next unto
them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of
Gibeon and Mizpah,....
Which places were both in
the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:25 and
one of these men was of the one place, and the other of the other:
unto the throne
of the governor on this side the river;
where the governor of
those parts under the king of Persia had his seat, and now Nehemiah; but,
according to Aben Ezra, Cisse, rendered "throne", is the name of a
man who was the governor.
Nehemiah 3:8.
Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths,
made repairs. Also next to him Hananiah, one[f] of the
perfumers, made repairs; and they fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
YLT By his hand hath Uzziel son of Harhaiah of
the refiners strengthened; and by his hand hath Hananiah son of [one of] the
compounders strengthened; and they leave Jerusalem unto the broad wall.
Next unto him
repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths,....
Or Tzorephim, which,
according to Jarchi, was the name of a family so called from their trade and
business:
next unto him
also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries;
or confectioners, which
also might be the name of a family so called for the same reason:
and they
fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall;
which reached from the
gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, which was broken down by Joash, king of
Israel, but was rebuilt so strong by Uzziah, king of Judah, that it stood firm
to this time; wherefore these men repaired up to it, but left that as they
found it; see 2 Chronicles 25:23,
and were not careful to repair it, it not wanting any repair.
Nehemiah 3:9.
And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, leader of half the
district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
YLT And by their hand hath Rephaiah son of Hur,
head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened.
And next unto
them repaired Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of
Jerusalem.
That city belonging partly
to the tribe of Judah, and partly to the tribe of Benjamin; one part of it was
under a governor that was of the tribe of Judah, as this man seems to be; and
the other part under one of the tribe of Benjamin; see Nehemiah 3:12.
Nehemiah 3:10. Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made
repairs in front of his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabniah
made repairs.
YLT And by their hand hath Jedaiah son of
Harumaph strengthened, and over-against his own house; and by his hand hath
Hattush son of Hashabniah strengthened.
And next unto
him repaired Jedaiah, the son of Harumaph, over against his house,....
That part of the wall
which stood right against his house; and to take this part he could not well
object to it, and it might be reasonably thought he would take care to repair
it well, and make it strong for his own safety:
and next unto
him repaired Hattush, the son of Hashabniah;
but who he was is not
known.
Nehemiah 3:11. Malchijah the son of Harim and Hashub the son
of Pahath-Moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.
YLT A second measure hath Malchijah son of Harim
strengthened, and Hashub son of Pahath-Moab, even the tower of the furnaces.
Malchijah the
son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab,....
The fathers of these were
heads of families that came out of captivity with Zerubbabel, Ezra 2:6
repaired the
other piece:
or second piece, below and
next to that which Hattush repaired, the last builder mentioned:
and the tower
of the furnaces;
near to which were
furnaces for the baking of bread, or of bricks.
Nehemiah 3:12. And next to him was Shallum the son of
Hallohesh, leader of half the district of Jerusalem; he and his daughters made
repairs.
YLT And by his hand hath Shallum son of Halohesh,
head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened, he and his
daughters.
And next unto
him repaired Shallum, the son of Hallohesh,....
So called, as Ben Melech
says, from his being an enchanter of serpents, or a wise prudent counsellor:
the ruler of
the half part of Jerusalem;
of the other half; see Nehemiah 3:9
he and his
daughters;
who were rich widows or
heiresses, and employed men to build at their own expense; he seems to have had
no sons.
Nehemiah 3:13. Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired
the Valley Gate. They built it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired
a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Refuse Gate.
YLT The gate of the valley hath Hanun
strengthened, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they have built it, and set up its
doors, its locks, and its bars, and a thousand cubits in the wall unto the
dung-gate.
The valley gate
repaired Hanun,....
Of which see Nehemiah 2:13,
and the
inhabitants of Zanoah;
a city in the tribe of
Judah, Joshua 15:34,
they built it,
and set up the doors thereof,
see Nehemiah 3:3,
and a thousand
cubits on the wall to the dung gate;
that is, they repaired the
wall to such a length from the valley gate to the dung gate; see Nehemiah 2:13.
Nehemiah 3:14. Malchijah the son of Rechab, leader of the
district of Beth Haccerem, repaired the Refuse Gate; he built it and hung its
doors with its bolts and bars.
YLT And the dung-gate hath Malchijah son of
Rechab, head of the district of Beth-Haccerem, strengthened; he doth built it,
and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.
But the dung
gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab,....
If this was one of the
Rechabites, they were forbid to build houses, Jeremiah 35:7 but,
perhaps, though they might not build private houses for themselves to dwell in,
they might be employed in building walls and fortresses for public security;
though it is more probable that this man was not of that family:
the ruler of
part of Bethhaccerem;
or of the tract of
Bethhaccerem, a place between Tekoah and Jerusalem; see Jeremiah 6:1,
he built it,
and set up the doors thereof;
as in Nehemiah 3:3.
Nehemiah 3:15. Shallun the son of Col-Hozeh, leader of the
district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; he built it, covered it, hung
its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah
by the King’s Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David.
YLT And the gate of the fountain hath Shallum son
of Col-Hozeh, head of the district of Mizpah, strengthened: he doth build it,
and cover it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and the wall of
the pool of Siloah, to the garden of the king, and unto the steps that are
going down from the city of David.
But the gate of
the fountain,....
Of which see Nehemiah 2:14
repaired
Shallum, the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah;
of a tract, district,
town, or city so called; perhaps that in the tribe of Benjamin; see Nehemiah 3:7,
he built it,
and covered it;
roofed it, which is not
said of any of the other gates, whether because of the fountain at it:
and set up the
doors thereof,
finished it completely:
and the wall of
the pool of Siloah, by the king's garden;
which was formerly without
the wall, on the west, but afterwards taken in by Manasseh, who built it; see 2 Chronicles 33:14,
and from hence the king's garden was watered:
and unto the
stairs that go down from the city of David:
Zion, which was built on
an eminence, from which they went down by steps into the lower city Acra.
Nehemiah 3:16. After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, leader
of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs as far as the place in
front of the tombs[g] of David,
to the man-made pool, and as far as the House of the Mighty.
YLT After him hath Nehemiah son of Azbuk, head of
the half of the district of Beth-Zur, strengthened, unto over-against the
graves of David, and unto the pool that is made, and unto the house of the
mighty ones.
After him
repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur.
A strong fortified place
in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:58,
unto the place
over against the sepulchres of David;
where he and his family,
and the kings of his race, were buried, which remained to this time untouched
by the Babylonians, and to many ages after; see Acts 2:29
and to the pool
that was made;
not a natural, but an
artificial one, which was made by Hezekiah, 2 Kings 20:20,
and unto the
house of the mighty;
where was a garrison of
soldiers in former time for defence.
Nehemiah 3:17. After him the Levites, under Rehum the
son of Bani, made repairs. Next to him Hashabiah, leader of half the district
of Keilah, made repairs for his district.
YLT After him have the Levites strengthened,
[and] Rehum son of Bani: by his hand hath Hashabiah, head of the half of the
district of Keilah, strengthened, for his district.
After him
repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani,....
Who was one of them, as he
that follows was another:
next unto him
repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah:
a city of the tribe of
Judah, Joshua 15:4
in his part;
either with the men of
that part of Keilah under his jurisdiction, or at the expense of that part of
it.
Nehemiah 3:18. After him their brethren, under Bavai[h] the son of
Henadad, leader of the other half of the district of Keilah, made
repairs.
YLT After him have their brethren strengthened,
[and] Bavvai son of Henadad, head of the half of the district of Keilah.
After him
repaired their brethren,....
Either the brethren of the
two before named particularly, or the Levites their brethren in general, as
Jarchi:
Bavai, the son
of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah;
the other half of that
place.
Nehemiah 3:19. And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the
leader of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the Ascent to the Armory
at the buttress.
YLT And Ezer son of Jeshua, head of Mizpah, doth
strengthen, by his hand, a second measure, from over-against the ascent of the
armoury at the angle.
And next to him
repaired Ezer, the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah,....
Either of another Mizpah,
or of the other half of Mizpah, Nehemiah 3:15
another piece;
or a second piece; one of
the two pieces; for another is mentioned in the next verse:
over against
the going up to the armoury, at the turning of the wall;
the western wall towards
the south, near to which was a place where armour was laid up; perhaps the same
with the tower of David, to which there is an allusion in Song of Solomon 4:4.
Nehemiah 3:20.
After him Baruch the son of Zabbai[i] carefully
repaired the other section, from the buttress to the door of the house of
Eliashib the high priest.
YLT After him hath Baruch son of Zabbai hastened
to strengthen a second measure from the angle unto the opening of the house of
Eliashib the high priest.
After him
Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece,....
Towards and next to that
Ezer the last builder mentioned had repaired; and this he did "earnestly",
or in anger as the word signifies, being angry with himself or others that
there was any backwardness shown to the work; and therefore, with all haste and
eagerness imaginable, attended to it:
from the
turning of the wall;
see the preceding verse:
unto the door
of the house of Eliashib the high priest;
of whom see Nehemiah 3:1, now
either his house was upon the wall, or that part of the wall that was right
against the door of his house is here meant.
Nehemiah 3:21.
After him Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz,[j] repaired
another section, from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house
of Eliashib.
YLT After him hath Meremoth son of Urijah, son of
Koz, strengthened, a second measure, from the opening of the house of Eliashib
even unto the completion of the house of Eliashib.
After him
repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Koz, another piece,....
He had wrought before in
another part, Nehemiah 3:4, but
having finished that, he sets his hand a second time to the work:
from the door
of the house of Eliashib, even to the end of the house of Eliashib;
the door of his house
seems to have been at one end of it, and from that end to the other was a
considerable length; he being a great man, the high priest, had a large house.
Nehemiah 3:22.
And after him the priests, the men of the plain, made repairs.
YLT And after him have the priests, men of the
circuit, strengthened.
And after him
repaired the priests, the men of the plain.
Either of the plain of
Jericho, where, in later times at least, there was a station of the priests, or
of the plain about Jerusalem; those also assisted in the repairs of the wall.
Nehemiah 3:23.
After him Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house.
After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs by his
house.
YLT After them hath Benjamin strengthened, and
Hashub, over-against their house; after him hath Azariah son of Maaseiah, son
of Ananiah, strengthened, near his house.
After him,....
The last of the priests
before mentioned:
repaired
Benjamin, and Hashub, over against their house;
as much of the wall as the
length of their house, or houses, were:
after him repaired
Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, by his house:
as far as that reached.
Nehemiah 3:24.
After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from
the house of Azariah to the buttress, even as far as the corner.
YLT After him hath Binnui son of Henadad
strengthened, a second measure, from the house of Azariah unto the angle, and
unto the corner.
After him
repaired Binnui the son of Henadad, another piece.....
Beginning where Azariah
ended:
unto the
turning of the wall, even unto the corner;
the corner where the wall
turned from the south to the east.
Nehemiah 3:25.
Palal the son of Uzai made repairs opposite the buttress,
and on the tower which projects from the king’s upper house that was by
the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs.
YLT Palal son of Uzai, from over-against the
angle, and the tower that is going out from the upper house of the king that
[is] at the court of the prison; after him Pedaiah son of Parosh.
Palal the son
of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall,....
Who dwelt there, and so
repaired what was right against him:
and the tower
which lieth out from the king's high house:
which might be built for
prospect, or his upper house:
that was by the
court of the prison;
and we often read in
Jeremiah of the court of the prison being in or near the king's house, see Jeremiah 32:2,
after him
Pedaiah the son of Parosh; went on from hence with the repair.
Nehemiah 3:26.
Moreover the Nethinim who dwelt in Ophel made repairs as
far as the place in front of the Water Gate toward the east, and on the
projecting tower.
YLT And the Nethinim have been dwelling in Ophel,
unto over-against the water-gate at the east, and the tower that goeth out.
Moreover, the
Nethinims dwelt in Ophel,....
An high tower upon the
wait, in this part of it, see 2 Chronicles 27:3,
these were servants to the Levites, and repaired here, where their dwellings
were:
unto the place
over against the water gate toward the east:
and as one part of their
work was to fetch water for the temple, they were here very properly situated;
it led to the king's garden, the valley of Jehoshaphat, and from thence a plain
way to Bethany:
and the tower
that lieth out;
from the wall.
Nehemiah 3:27.
After them the Tekoites repaired another section, next to the
great projecting tower, and as far as the wall of Ophel.
YLT After him have the Tekoites strengthened, a
second measure, from over-against the great tower that goeth out, and unto the
wall of Ophel.
After them the
Tekoites repaired another piece,....
Having finished what they
undertook in another part of the wall, Nehemiah 3:5, they
engage in this part of it; which shows their great zeal and diligence, when
their nobles were so backward to it, and withdrew from it:
over against
the great tower that lieth out;
the same as in the
preceding verse:
even unto the
wall of Ophel;
from right against the
great tower unto the wall the Tekoites repaired.
Nehemiah 3:28.
Beyond the Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each in front of
his own house.
YLT From above the horse-gate have the priests
strengthened, each over-against his house.
From above the
horse gate repaired the priests,....
So called, either because
near it were stables for horses; or through it horses were led to be watered at
the brook of Kidron, to which it was near; or to be exercised in the valley;
JosephusF3Ut supra. (De Bello Jud. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 2,3.) speaks of
the "hippie", or horse tower, which might be near it:
everyone over
against his house;
for it seems there was a
row of houses in which the priests dwelt, and each of them repaired as much of
the wall as was right against his house.
Nehemiah 3:29.
After them Zadok the son of Immer made repairs in front of his own
house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the East Gate,
made repairs.
YLT After them hath Zadok son of Immer
strengthened, over against his house; and after him hath Shemaiah son of
Shechaniah, keeper of the east gate, strengthened.
After them
repaired Zadok the son of Immer, over against his house,....
After the last of the
priests, this begun where they ended, and repaired as far as his house reached;
and being, perhaps, a person of some note, his house might be a large one:
after him
repaired also Shemaiah, the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate;
that is, of the temple;
for the gates of the city having been burnt so long, it cannot be thought there
should be a keeper of any of them.
Nehemiah 3:30.
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 dwelling.
YLT After him hath Hananiah son of Shelemiah
strengthened, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, a second measure; after him
hath Meshullam son of Berechiah strengthened, over-against his chamber.
After him
repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph,
another piece,....
This last man had six
sons; but only his youngest son wrought at this work, which is observed to his
great commendation:
after him
repaired Shelemiah the son of Berechiah, over against his chamber;
the same as in Nehemiah 3:4 who
having finished what he engaged in there, took his part where his chamber was,
and repaired over against that.
Nehemiah 3:31.
After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as
the house of the Nethinim and of the merchants, in front of the Miphkad[k] Gate, and
as far as the upper room at the corner.
YLT After him hath Malchijah son of the refiner
strengthened, unto the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over-against
the gate of the Miphkad, and unto the ascent of the corner.
After him
repaired Malchiah, the goldsmith's son,....
Or the son of Tzoreph, as
some, so called from his business:
unto the place
of the Nethinims, and of the merchants;
he repaired up to the
place where these dwelt:
over against
the gate Miphkad; where some think was an house of visitation or correction; and
others, where the sanhedrim sat, tried causes, and exercised justice:
and to the
going up of the corner;
from the east to the north.
Nehemiah 3:32.
And between the upper room at the corner, as far as the Sheep
Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs.
YLT And between the ascent of the corner and the
sheep-gate, have the refiners and the merchants strengthened.
And between the
going up of the corner unto the sheep gate,....
Where the building first
began and where it now ended:
repaired the
goldsmiths and the merchants;
or druggists; which was
done at their expense; and so the wall all round, with the gates of it, were
rebuilt and repaired, which was all done in fifty two days, Nehemiah 6:15.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
New
King James Version (NKJV)
a.
Nehemiah 3:1
Hebrew Hammeah, also at 12:39
b.
Nehemiah 3:2
Literally On his hand
c.Nehemiah 3:4 Or
Hakkoz
d.
Nehemiah 3:5
Literally necks
e.
Nehemiah 3:7
Literally throne
f.
Nehemiah 3:8
Literally the son
g.
Nehemiah 3:16
Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read tomb.
h.
Nehemiah 3:18
Following Masoretic Text and Vulgate; some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, and
Syriac read Binnui (compare verse 24).
i.
Nehemiah 3:20
A few Hebrew manuscripts, Syriac, and Vulgate read Zaccai.
j.
Nehemiah 3:21
Or Hakkoz
k.Nehemiah 3:31
Literally Inspection or Recruiting