Nehemiah 3:4
in Nehemiah 3Next to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana made repairs as well.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
KJV
And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
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This verse in Nehemiah 3
Commentary
2 notes on this verseAnd next unto them repaired Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Koz,.... And the men under him; see Ezr 8:33, this part of the wall on which they worked was not wholly demolished, only weakened, and therefore did not rebuild it, but repaired and strengthened it, and this phrase is used all along afterwards: and next unto them repaired Meshullam, the sort of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel: and next unto them repaired Zadok, the son of Baana; but who they were cannot be said.
This site's exposition
the fish gate
on Nehemiah 3:3-5
The next-unto-him rhythm begins, the roll's own music, each crew named beside its neighbour. Verse 5 carries the record's one shame clause: the Tekoites repaired, BUT THEIR NOBLES PUT NOT THEIR NECKS TO THE WORK OF THEIR LORD, gentry abstaining while their townsmen build, and the same Tekoites take a second piece at verse 27 while their nobles' sentence stands forever. The narrator needed six words to build a monument to the ones who would not.
The words behind it
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יָדָ֣ם | yadam | hand their | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| הֶחֱזִ֗יק | hechezik | he repaired | H2388 → | 291 times |
| מְרֵמ֤וֹת | meremot | Meremoth | H4822 → | 6 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אוּרִיָּה֙ | ʾuriyah | Uriah | H223 → | 39 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַקּ֔וֹץ ס | hakotz | Hakkoz | H6976 → | 6 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יָדָ֣ם | yadam | hand their | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| הֶחֱזִ֔יק | hechezik | he repaired | H2388 → | 291 times |
| מְשֻׁלָּ֥ם | meshulam | Meshullam | H4918 → | 25 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בֶּרֶכְיָ֖ה | berekhyah | Berekiah | H1296 → | 11 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵ֑ל ס | mesheizavel | Meshezabel | H4898 → | 3 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יָדָ֣ם | yadam | hand their | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| הֶֽחֱזִ֔יק | hechezik | he repaired | H2388 → | 291 times |
| צָד֖וֹק | tzadok | Zadok | H6659 → | 53 times |
| בֶּֽן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בַּעֲנָֽא׃ ס | baana' | Baana | H1195 → |
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
יָדָ֣םhand their
yadamH3027 →1618 times
הֶחֱזִ֗יקhe repaired
hechezikH2388 →291 times
מְרֵמ֤וֹתMeremoth
meremotH4822 →6 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אוּרִיָּה֙Uriah
ʾuriyahH223 →39 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
הַקּ֔וֹץ סHakkoz
hakotzH6976 →6 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
יָדָ֣םhand their
yadamH3027 →1618 times
הֶחֱזִ֔יקhe repaired
hechezikH2388 →291 times
מְשֻׁלָּ֥םMeshullam
meshulamH4918 →25 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
בֶּרֶכְיָ֖הBerekiah
berekhyahH1296 →11 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵ֑ל סMeshezabel
mesheizavelH4898 →3 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
יָדָ֣םhand their
yadamH3027 →1618 times
הֶֽחֱזִ֔יקhe repaired
hechezikH2388 →291 times
צָד֖וֹקZadok
tzadokH6659 →53 times
בֶּֽן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
בַּעֲנָֽא׃ סBaana
baana'H1195 →
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
Ezra 8:33On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas…
it leads to
- Nehemiah 3:21
Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the doorway of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house.
- Ezra 8:30
So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah 3:24
After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner,
- 2 Corinthians 8:20–21
We hope to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
- 1 Chronicles 28:14–18
the weight of all the gold articles for every kind of service; the weight of all the silver articles for every kind of service;
- Nehemiah 3:21
Through
Nehemiah 10:15Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
it leads to
- Ezra 10:28
From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
- Ezra 8:11–12
from the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
- Nehemiah 7:16–17
the descendants of Bebai, 628;
- Ezra 10:28
Where this verse is studied
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About Nehemiah

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. F. Adeney, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther (Expositor's Bible).
