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Nehemiah 3:9 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 3 · verse 9
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.Nehemiah 3:9 · King James Version
Nehemiah 3:9 in context
7And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.
8Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.
9And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
10And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabniah.
11Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- repairedchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- RephaiahRᵉphâyâhRephajah, the name of five IsraelitesH7509 →
- rulersara head personH8269 →
- halfchêtsîythe half or middleH2677 →
- partpeleka circuitH6418 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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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