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Nehemiah 3

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Rebuilding the gates and walls
1Then Eliashib the high priest set to work with his fellow priests and built#3.1 Or rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set up its doors, then dedicated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred and as far as the Tower of Hananel.
2The people of Jericho built next to them, and Zaccur, Imri’s son, built next to them. 3The children of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and set up its doors, bolts, and bars. 4Next to them Meremoth, Uriah’s son and Hakkoz’s grandson, made repairs. Meshullam, Berechiah’s son and Meshezabel’s grandson, made repairs next to them, and Zadok, Baana’s son, made repairs next to them. 5Next to them the people from Tekoa made repairs, but their officials wouldn’t help with the work#3.5 Or didn’t bring their neck into the service of of their supervisors.#3.5 Or lords
6Joiada, Paseah’s son, and Meshullam, Besodeiah’s son, repaired the Mishneh Gate;#3.6 Or Old Gate they laid its beams and set up its doors, bolts, and bars. 7Next to them repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and#3.7 Syr; Heb lacks and. the people of Gibeon and of Mizpah, who were ruled by the governor of the province Beyond the River.
8Uzziel, Harhaiah’s son, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs next to them; and Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs next to him. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. 9Next to them Rephaiah, Hur’s son, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. 10Next to them Jedaiah, Harumaph’s son, made repairs opposite his house, and Hattush, Hashabneiah’s son, made repairs next to him.
11Malchijah, Harim’s son, and Hasshub, Pahath-moab’s son, repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens. 12Next to them Shallum, Hallohesh’s son, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, along with his daughters.
13Hanun and the people of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate; they built it and set up its doors, bolts, and bars. They also repaired fifteen hundred feet of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate.
14Malchiah, Rechab’s son, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem, repaired the Dung Gate. He rebuilt it and set up its doors, bolts, and bars.
15And Shallum, Col-hozeh’s son, ruler of the Mizpah district, repaired the Spring Gate. He rebuilt and covered it, and set up its doors, bolts, and bars. He also built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the King’s Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from David’s City.
16After him, Nehemiah, Azbuk’s son, ruler of half the Beth-zur district, repaired from the point opposite David’s tombs as far as the artificial pool and the Warriors’ House. 17After him, the Levites made repairs: Rehum, Bani’s son, and next to him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district. 18After him, their relatives made repairs: Binnui,#3.18 LXX, Syr; Heb Bvvai Henadad’s son, ruler of half the district of Keilah.
19Next to him, Ezer, Jeshua’s son, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the Angle. 20After him, Baruch, Zabbai’s son, thoroughly repaired another section from the Angle to the door of the house of the high priest Eliashib. 21After him, Meremoth, Uriah’s son and Hakkoz’s grandson, repaired another section from the door to the back of Eliashib’s house.
22After him, the priests from the surrounding area made repairs. 23After them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. After them, Azariah, Maaseiah’s son and Ananiah’s grandson, repaired beside his house. 24After him, Binnui, Henadad’s son, repaired another section from the house of Azariah to the Angle and to the corner. 25Palal, Uzai’s son, repaired#3.25 Heb lacks repaired. from the point opposite the Angle and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard. After him, Pedaiah, Parosh’s son, 26and the temple servants living on Ophel made repairs#3.26 Heb lacks made repairs. up to the point opposite the Water Gate to the east and the projecting tower. 27After them, the people of Tekoa repaired another section opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel. 28From the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each one opposite his own house.
29After them, Zadok, Immer’s son, made repairs opposite his own house. After him, Shemaiah, Shecaniah’s son, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. 30After him, Hananiah, Shelemiah’s son, and Hanun, Zalaph’s sixth son, repaired another section. After them, Meshullam, Berechiah’s son, made repairs opposite his own room.
31After him, Malchiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Parade Gate,#3.31 Or Hammiphkad Gate and as far as the upper room at the corner. 32And between the upper room of the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs.

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