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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