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Nehemiah 3:20 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 3 · verse 20
After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.Nehemiah 3:20 · King James Version
Nehemiah 3:20 in context
18After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
19And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall.
20After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
21After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
22And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- earnestlychârâhto glow or grow warmH2734 →
- repairedchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- turningmaqtsôwaʻan angle or recessH4740 →
- BaruchBârûwkBaruk, the name of three IsraelitesH1263 →
- ZabbaiZabbayZabbai , an IsraeliteH2079 →
- Afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
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The best way to know how to divide this chapter is to observe how the work was divided among the undertakers, that every one might know what he had to do, and mind it accordingly with a holy emulation, and desire to excel, yet without any contention, animosity, or separate interest.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-32