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Nehemiah 3:31 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 3 · verse 31
After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith’s son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.Nehemiah 3:31 · King James Version
Nehemiah 3:31 in context
29After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
30After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
31After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith’s son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.
32And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- goldsmith'sTsôrᵉphîyTsorephi , an IsraeliteH6885 →
- NethinimsNâthîynthe Nethinim, or Temple-servantsH5411 →
- merchantsrâkalto travel for tradingH7402 →
- repairedchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- MalchiahMalkîyâhMalkijah, the name of ten IsraelitesH4441 →
- MiphkadMiphqâdMiphkad, the name of a gate in JerusalemH4663 →
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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