Nehemiah 3:20
in Nehemiah 3Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another portion, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Nehemiah 3
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Nehemiah the son of Azbuk
on Nehemiah 3:16-27
A second Nehemiah, son of Azbuk, repairs to the place over against the sepulchres of David and the house of the mighty, the roll passing David's tombs and his guard-house in one clause. Through this stretch the record's quiet principle emerges and repeats: men repair over against their own houses, Levites, priests and Nethinims each by their dwelling, responsibility mapped to residence. The Tekoites appear a second time at verse 27, the commoners doubling the portion their nobles refused.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
They did not think their callings excused them, nor plead that they could not leave their shops to attend the public business, knowing that what they lost would certainly be made up to them by the blessing of God upon their callings. Some ladies are spoken of as helping forward this work-- Shallum and his daughters (
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)-- he did it with an inflamed zeal; not that others were cold or indifferent, but he was the most vigorous of any of them and consequently made himself remarkable. It is good to be thus zealously affected in a good thin; and it is probable that this good man's zeal provoked very many to take the more pains and make the more haste.
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Earnestly - Did his work with eminent diligence and fervency: which is here noted to his commendation. And it is probable, this good man's zeal provoked many, to take the more pains, and make the more haste.
After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Earnestly repaired - He distinguished himself by his zeal and activity.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַחֲרָ֨יו | ʾacharav | after him | H310 → | 715 times |
| הֶחֱרָ֧ה | hecherah | zealously | H2734 → | 91 times |
| הֶחֱזִ֛יק | hechezik | he repaired | H2388 → | 291 times |
| בָּר֥וּךְ | barukh | Baruch | H1263 → | 26 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| זַכַּ֖י | zakai | Zaccai | H2140 → | |
| מִדָּ֣ה | midah | a measured portion | H4060 → | 55 times |
| שֵׁנִ֑ית | shenit | second | H8145 → | 156 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַ֨מִּקְצ֔וֹעַ | hamiktzoa' | the buttress | H4740 → | 12 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| פֶּ֙תַח֙ | petach | [the] entrance of | H6607 → | |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב | ʾelyashiv | Eliashib | H475 → | 17 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֖ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| הַגָּדֽוֹל׃ ס | hagadol | <the> great | H1419 → | 526 times |
אַחֲרָ֨יוafter him
ʾacharavH310 →715 times
הֶחֱרָ֧הzealously
hecherahH2734 →91 times
הֶחֱזִ֛יקhe repaired
hechezikH2388 →291 times
בָּר֥וּךְBaruch
barukhH1263 →26 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
זַכַּ֖יZaccai
zakaiH2140 →
מִדָּ֣הa measured portion
midahH4060 →55 times
שֵׁנִ֑יתsecond
shenitH8145 →156 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַ֨מִּקְצ֔וֹעַthe buttress
hamiktzoa'H4740 →12 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
פֶּ֙תַח֙[the] entrance of
petachH6607 →
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
אֶלְיָשִׁ֔יבEliashib
ʾelyashivH475 →17 times
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
הַגָּדֽוֹל׃ ס<the> great
hagadolH1419 →526 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
it leads to
- Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
- Ephesians 5:16
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
- Romans 12:11
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
- Psalms 6:5
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
- Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
- Colossians 3:23
Through
Romans 12:11Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
it leads to
- Hebrews 6:10–11
For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Acts 18:25
He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
- Revelation 3:15–16
I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
- Hebrews 6:10–11
Where this verse is studied
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About Nehemiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. F. Adeney, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther (Expositor's Bible).