Nehemiah 3

1 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

[(This is a list/These are the names) of the people who helped to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem]. Eliashib the Supreme Priest and the other priests began to rebuild it at the Sheep Gate. They also put the gates in their places. They built the wall as far as the Tower of 100 Soldiers and [further north] to the Tower of Hananel, and they dedicated it to God.

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

Next to them, [beyond the Tower of Hananel, ] men from Jericho built [part of the wall]. Next to them, Zaccur, the son of Imri, built [part of the wall].

3 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

The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. The put in their places the wooden beams above the gates, and also the doors, the bolts, and the bars [for locking the gate].

4 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

Next to them, Meremoth, the son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, repaired [the next part of the wall]. Next to him, Meshullam, the son of Berekiah and grandson of Meshezabel, repaired [the next part of the wall]. Next to him, Zadok the son of Baana repaired the next part of the wall.

5 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

Next to him, the men from Tekoa [town] repaired [part of the wall], but the leaders of Tekoa refused to do the work that their boss/supervisor assigned to them.

6 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

Joiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah, repaired the Old Gate. They also put in their places the beams above the gate and put in the bolts and the bars [for locking the gate].

7 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

Next to them, Melatiah from Gibeon [city], Jadon from Meronoth [town], and other men from Gibeon and from Mizpah [city], which was where the governor of the province west of the [Euphrates] River lived, repaired [part of the wall].

8 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

Next to them, Uzziel, the son of Harhaiah, and Hananiah repaired the wall as far as the Broad/Wide Wall. Harhaiah made things from gold, and Hananiah made perfumes.

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

Next to them, Rephaiah the son of Hur, who ruled half of Jerusalem District, repaired [part of the wall].

10 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

Next to him, Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired [part of the wall] near his house. Next to him, Hattush the son of Hashabneiah repaired [part of the wall].

11 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

Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab, repaired a section [of the wall], and also repaired the Tower of the Ovens.

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

Next to them, Shallum the son of Hallohesh, who ruled the other half of Jerusalem District, repaired [part of the wall]. His daughters [helped him with the work].

13 [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)

Hanun and people from Zanoah [city] repaired the Valley Gate. They put the gates in their places, and also put in the bolts and bars [for locking the gate]. They repaired the wall for (1,500 feet/500 meters), as far as the Dung Gate.

14 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

Malchijah the son of Rechab, who ruled Beth-Haccherem District, repaired the Dung Gate. He also put in their places the bolts and bars [for locking the gate].

15 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

Shallum the son of Colhozeh, who ruled Mizpah District, repaired the Fountain Gate. He put/built a roof over the gate, and put in their places the gates and the bolts and the bars [for locking the gate]. Near the Pool of Shelah he built the wall next to the king’s garden, as far as the steps that went down from the City of David.

16 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

Next to him, Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, who ruled half of the Beth-Zur District, repaired [the wall] as far as the tombs [in the City] of David, to the reservoir that the people had made and the army barracks.

17 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

Next to him, several descendants of Levi [who helped the priests] repaired [parts of the wall]. Rehum the son of Bani repaired one section. Hashabiah, who ruled half of the Keilah District, repaired the next section on behalf of the people of his district.

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

Bavvai the son of Henadad, who ruled the other half of the Keilah District, repaired [the next section] along with other descendants of Levi.

19 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

Next to him, Ezer the son of Jeshua, who ruled Mizpah [city], repaired another section in front of the [steps which] went up to the (armory/building where the weapons are kept), as far as where the wall turns [a bit to the right].

20 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

Next to him, Baruch the son of Zabbai repaired a section, as far as the door of the house of Eliashib the Supreme Priest.

21 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

Next to him, Meremoth the son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, repaired a section from the door of Eliashib’s house to the end of Eliahib’s house.

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

Next to him, [several priests repaired parts of the wall]. Priests from the area near Jerusalem repaired [one section].

23 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

Next to them, Benjamin and Hasshub repaired [a section] in front of their house. Azariah, the son of Maaseiah and grandson of Ananiah, repaired the next [section] in front of his house.

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

Next to him, Binnui the son of Henadad repaired a section, from Azariah’s house to where the wall turns a bit.

25 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

[Next to him], Palal the son of Uzai repaired [a section], from where the wall turns and from where the watchtower is taller than the upper palace, the one where King [Solomon] had lived. The watchtower is near the courtyard where the guards [live].

26 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

Next to him, Pedaiah the son of Parosh repaired [a section] toward the east to a place near the Water Gate and near the tall tower. That part of the wall is near Ophel [Hill], where the temple servants lived.

27 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

Next to him, men from Tekoa [town] repaired another section, from near the tall tower as far as the wall near Ophel [Hill]. [That was the second section that they repaired].

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

A group of priests repaired [the wall] north from the Horse Gate. Each one repaired the section near his own house.

29 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)

Next to them, Zadok the son of Immer repaired [the section] in front of his house. Next to him, Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, who (was the gatekeeper at/opened and closed) the East Gate, repaired [the next section].

30 (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

Next to him, Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired a section. That was the second [section that they repaired]. Next to them, Meshullam the son of Berekiah, made repairs across from where he lived.

31 (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

Next to them, Malchijah, who also made things from gold, repaired [a section] as far as the building used by the temple servants and merchants, which was close to the Inspection Gate. This was the gate into the temple that was near the room on top of the northeast corner of the wall.

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

Other men who made things from gold, along with merchants, repaired [the last section of the wall], as far as the Sheep Gate.