Nehemiah 3

1 Then Eliashib, the chief priest, got up with his brothers the priests, and took in hand the building of the sheep doorway; they made it holy and put its doors in position; as far as the tower of Hammeah they made it holy, even to the tower of Hananel.

and to arise: rise Eliashib [the] priest [the] great: large and brother: male-relative his [the] priest and to build [obj] gate [the] Sheep (Gate) they(masc.) to consecrate: consecate him and to stand: stand door his and till Tower (of the Hundred) [the] (Tower of) the Hundred to consecrate: consecate him till tower (Tower of) Hananel

2 And by his side the men of Jericho were building. And after them, Zaccur, the son of Imri.

and upon hand: themselves his to build human Jericho and upon hand: themselves his to build Zaccur son: child Imri

3 The sons of Hassenaah were the builders of the fish doorway; they put its boards in place and put up its doors, with their locks and rods.

and [obj] gate [the] Fish (Gate) to build son: child [the] Senaah they(masc.) to lay beams him and to stand: stand door his bolt his and bar his

4 By their side Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, was making good the walls. Then Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel; and by him, Zadok, the son of Baana.

and upon hand: themselves their to strengthen: strengthen Meremoth son: child Uriah son: child Hakkoz and upon hand: themselves their to strengthen: strengthen Meshullam son: child Berechiah son: child Meshezabel and upon hand: themselves their to strengthen: strengthen Zadok son: child Baana

5 Near them, the Tekoites were at work; but their chiefs did not put their necks to the work of their Lord.

and upon hand: themselves their to strengthen: strengthen [the] Tekoa and great their not to come (in): come neck their in/on/with service lord their

6 Joiada, the son of Paseah, and Meshullam, the son of Besodeiah, made good the old doorway; they put its boards in place and put up its doors, with their locks and rods.

and [obj] gate [the] (Gate of) Yeshanah to strengthen: strengthen Joiada son: child Paseah and Meshullam son: child Besodeiah they(masc.) to lay beams him and to stand: stand door his and bolt his and bar his

7 By their side were working Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah from the seat of the ruler across the river.

and upon hand: themselves their to strengthen: strengthen Melatiah [the] Gibeonite and Jadon [the] Meronothite human Gibeon and [the] Mizpah to/for throne: seat governor side: beside [the] River

8 Near them was working Uzziel, the son of Harhaiah, the gold-worker. And by him was Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, building up Jerusalem as far as the wide wall.

upon hand: themselves his to strengthen: strengthen Uzziel son: child Harhaiah to refine and upon hand: themselves his to strengthen: strengthen Hananiah son: type of [the] perfumer and to restore Jerusalem till [the] (Broad) Wall [the] Broad

9 Near them was working Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the ruler of half Jerusalem.

and upon hand: themselves their to strengthen: strengthen Rephaiah son: child Hur ruler half district Jerusalem

10 By his side was Jedaiah, the son of Harumaph, opposite his house. And by him was Hattush, the son of Hashabneiah.

and upon hand: themselves their to strengthen: strengthen Jedaiah son: child Harumaph and before house: home his and upon hand: themselves his to strengthen: strengthen Hattush son: child Hashabneiah

11 Malchijah, the son of Harim, and Hasshub, the son of Pahath-moab, were working on another part, and the tower of the ovens.

measure second to strengthen: strengthen Malchijah son: child Harim and Hasshub son: child Pahath-moab Pahath-moab and [obj] Tower (Of the Ovens) [the] (Tower of) the Ovens

12 Near them was Shallum, the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half Jerusalem, with his daughters.

and upon hand: themselves his to strengthen: strengthen Shallum son: child Hallohesh ruler half district Jerusalem he/she/it and daughter his

13 Hanun and the people of Zanoah were working on the doorway of the valley; they put it up and put up its doors, with their locks and rods, and a thousand cubits of wall as far as the doorway where the waste material was placed.

[obj] gate [the] Valley (Gate) to strengthen: strengthen Hanun and to dwell Zanoah they(masc.) to build him and to stand: stand door his bolt his and bar his and thousand cubit in/on/with wall till gate [the] Dung (Gate)

14 And Malchijah, the son of Rechab, the ruler of the division of Beth-haccherem, made good the doorway of the waste, building it up and putting up its doors, with their locks and rods.

and [obj] gate [the] Dung (Gate) to strengthen: strengthen Malchijah son: child Rechab ruler district Beth-haccherem Beth-haccherem he/she/it to build him and to stand: stand door his bolt his and bar his

15 And Shallun, the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of the division of Mizpah, made good the doorway of the fountain, building it up and covering it and putting up its doors, with their locks and rods, with the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, as far as the steps which go down from the town of David.

and [obj] gate [the] Fountain (Gate) to strengthen: strengthen Shallum son: child Col-hozeh Col-hozeh ruler district [the] Mizpah he/she/it to build him and to cover him (and to stand: stand *Q(K)*) door his bolt his and bar his and [obj] wall pool [the] Shelah to/for garden [the] king and till [the] step [the] to go down from city David

16 By his side was working Nehemiah, the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the division of Beth-zur, as far as the place opposite the last resting-places of David's family, and the pool which was made and the house of the men of war.

after him to strengthen: strengthen Nehemiah son: child Azbuk ruler half district Beth-zur Beth-zur till before grave David and till [the] pool [the] to make and till house: home [the] mighty man

17 Then came the Levites, Rehum, the son of Bani. By his side was working Hashabiah, ruler of half the division of Keilah, for his division.

after him to strengthen: strengthen [the] Levi Rehum son: child Bani upon hand: themselves his to strengthen: strengthen Hashabiah ruler half district Keilah to/for district his

18 After him were working their brothers, Bavvai, the son of Henadad, ruler of half the division of Keilah.

after him to strengthen: strengthen brother: male-relative their Bavvai son: child Henadad ruler half district Keilah

19 And by his side was working Ezer, the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, making good another part opposite the way up to the store of arms at the turning of the wall.

and to strengthen: strengthen upon hand: themselves his Ezer son: child Jeshua ruler [the] Mizpah measure second from before to ascend: rise [the] weapon [the] corner

20 After him Baruch, the son of Zabbai, was hard at work on another part, from the turning of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib, the chief priest.

after him to be incensed to strengthen: strengthen Baruch son: child (Zaccai *Q(K)*) measure second from [the] corner till entrance house: home Eliashib [the] priest [the] great: large

21 After him Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, was working on another part, from the door of the house of Eliashib as far as the end of his house.

after him to strengthen: strengthen Meremoth son: child Uriah son: child Hakkoz measure second from entrance house: home Eliashib and till limit house: home Eliashib

22 After him were working the priests, the men of the lowland.

and after him to strengthen: strengthen [the] priest human [the] talent

23 After them came Benjamin and Hasshub, opposite their house. After them Azariah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made good the wall by the house where he himself was living.

after him to strengthen: strengthen Benjamin and Hasshub before house: home their after him to strengthen: strengthen Azariah son: child Maaseiah son: child Ananiah beside house: home his

24 After him Binnui, the son of Henadad, was working on another part, from the house of Azariah as far as the turning of the wall and the angle.

after him to strengthen: strengthen Binnui son: child Henadad measure second from house: home Azariah till [the] corner and till [the] corner

25 Palal, the son of Uzai, made good the wall opposite the angle and the tower which comes out from the higher part of the king's house, by the open space of the watch. After him was Pedaiah, the son of Parosh.

Palal son: child Uzai from before [the] corner and [the] tower [the] to come out: issue from house: home [the] king [the] high which to/for court [the] guardhouse after him Pedaiah son: child Parosh

26 (Now the Nethinim were living in the Ophel, as far as the place facing the water doorway to the east, and the tower which comes out.)

and [the] temple servant to be to dwell in/on/with Ophel till before gate [the] Water (Gate) to/for east and [the] tower [the] to come out: issue

27 After him the Tekoites were making good another part, opposite the great tower which comes out, and up to the wall of the Ophel.

after him to strengthen: strengthen [the] Tekoa measure second from before [the] tower [the] great: large [the] to come out: issue and till wall [the] Ophel

28 Further on, past the horse doorway, the priests were at work, every one opposite his house.

from upon gate [the] Horse (Gate) to strengthen: strengthen [the] priest man: anyone to/for before house: home his

29 After them Zadok, the son of Immer, was working opposite his house. And after him Shemaiah, the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east door.

after him to strengthen: strengthen Zadok son: child Immer before house: home his and after him to strengthen: strengthen Shemaiah son: child Shecaniah to keep: guard gate [the] East (Gate)

30 After him Hananiah, the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, were making good another part. After him Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, made good the wall opposite his room.

(after him *Q(K)*) to strengthen: strengthen Hananiah son: child Shelemiah and Hanun son: child Zalaph [the] sixth measure second after him to strengthen: strengthen Meshullam son: child Berechiah before chamber his

31 After him Malchijah, one of the gold-workers to the Nethinim and the traders, made good the wall opposite the doorway of Hammiphkad and as far as the way up to the angle.

(after him *Q(K)*) to strengthen: strengthen Malchijah son: descendant/people [the] goldsmith till house: home [the] temple servant and [the] to trade before gate [the] Muster (Gate) and till upper room [the] corner

32 And between the way up to the angle and the sheep door, the gold-workers and the traders made good the wall.

and between upper room [the] corner to/for gate [the] Sheep (Gate) to strengthen: strengthen [the] to refine and [the] to trade