Nehemiah 3:11
in Nehemiah 3Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired another portion, and the tower of the furnaces.
KJV
Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath–moab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
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This verse in Nehemiah 3
Commentary
5 notes on this verseMalchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab,.... The fathers of these were heads of families that came out of captivity with Zerubbabel, Ezr 2:6 repaired the other piece: or second piece, below and next to that which Hattush repaired, the last builder mentioned: and the tower of the furnaces; near to which were furnaces for the baking of bread, or of bricks.
This site's exposition
the old gate
on Nehemiah 3:6-12
The builders are not builders: a goldsmith and an apothecary repair at verse 8, rulers of half-parts of towns take their sections, and at verse 12 Shallum repairs, HE AND HIS DAUGHTERS, women named into the wall's record. Perfumers and jewelers doing masonry is the chapter's picture of a city where the work outranked the trade. Every fortifying of Jerusalem in this roll is done by amateurs whose names were kept.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The other piece - Rather, “another piece” (as in Neh 3:19, Neh 3:21, Neh 3:27, Neh 3:30). It is conjectured that a verse has fallen out in which Malchijah’s and Hashub’s “first piece” was mentioned. The tower of the furnaces - Either a tower at the northwestern angle of the city; or, midway in the western wall. The origin of the name is uncertain.
Repaired the other piece - That which was left by Jedaiah after he had repaired the wall opposite to his own house. Probably some of the principal people were obliged to repair those parts of the wall opposite to their own dwellings. Perhaps this was the case generally.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
a second measure Just like the measurement which his friend built before [him], so he also built like [his friend.] a second measure in the building of the wall.
2 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
and opposite his house his lot fell to build, for his house was near that place of the wall of the city.
he and his daughters Shallum and his daughters repaired the building of the structure.
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Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 2 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִדָּ֣ה | midah | a measured portion | H4060 → | 55 times |
| שֵׁנִ֗ית | shenit | second | H8145 → | 156 times |
| הֶחֱזִיק֙ | hechezik | he repaired | H2388 → | 291 times |
| מַלְכִּיָּ֣ה | malkiyah | Malkijah | H4441 → | 16 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חָרִ֔ם | charim | Harim | H2766 → | 11 times |
| וְחַשּׁ֖וּב | vechashuv | and Hasshub | H2815 → | 5 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| פַּחַ֣ת | pachat | Pahath- | H6355 → | 12 times |
| מוֹאָ֑ב | moav | Moab | H6355 → | 12 times |
| וְאֵ֖ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִגְדַּ֥ל | migdal | [the] tower of | H4026 → | 48 times |
| הַתַּנּוּרִֽים׃ ס | hatanurim | the ovens | H8574 → |
מִדָּ֣הa measured portion
midahH4060 →55 times
שֵׁנִ֗יתsecond
shenitH8145 →156 times
הֶחֱזִיק֙he repaired
hechezikH2388 →291 times
מַלְכִּיָּ֣הMalkijah
malkiyahH4441 →16 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
חָרִ֔םHarim
charimH2766 →11 times
וְחַשּׁ֖וּבand Hasshub
vechashuvH2815 →5 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
פַּחַ֣תPahath-
pachatH6355 →12 times
מוֹאָ֑בMoab
moavH6355 →12 times
וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מִגְדַּ֥ל[the] tower of
migdalH4026 →48 times
הַתַּנּוּרִֽים׃ סthe ovens
hatanurimH8574 →
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 2:6the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;
it leads to
- Nehemiah 7:11
the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezra 8:9
from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;
- Nehemiah 7:11
Through
Nehemiah 12:38The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
it leads to
- Nehemiah 3:8
Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs, and next to him, Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
- Nehemiah 12:31
Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung…
- Nehemiah 3:8
Through
Nehemiah 10:14And the leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
it leads to
- Nehemiah 7:8
the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;
- Nehemiah 7:15
the descendants of Binnui, 648;
- Nehemiah 7:11–13
the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;
- Nehemiah 7:8
Through
Ezra 8:4from the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
it leads to
- Ezra 2:6
the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;
- Ezra 2:6
Where this verse is studied
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About Nehemiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.