Nehemiah 3:28 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 3:28

Above the Horse Gate, each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house.

BSB

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ASV

Above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his own house.

KJV

From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.

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Commentary

2 voices

Bede

Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah (735)

Upwards to the Horse Gate they built, etc. Jeremiah mentions this gate and designates it to be on the eastern side of the city, writing typically about the holy Church: And the city shall be built for the Lord from the tower of Hananeel (Jer. …

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

From above the horse gate repaired the priests,.... So called, either because near it were stables for horses; or through it horses were led to be watered at the brook of Kidron, to which it was near; or to be exercised in the valley; Josephus (c) speaks of the "hippie", or horse tower, which might be near it: everyone over against his house; for it seems there was a row of houses in which the priests dwelt, and each of them repaired as much of the wall as was right against his house. (c) Ut supra. (De Bello Jud. l.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
מֵעַ֣ל׀	me.'Al	<from> above	H5921 →
שַׁ֣עַר	Sha.'ar	[the] gate of	H8179 →
הַסּוּסִ֗ים	ha.su.Sim	the horses	H5483 →
הֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙	he.che.Zi.ku	they repaired	H2388 →
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים	ha.Ko.ha.Nim	the priests	H3548 →
אִ֖ישׁ	'ish	each one	H376 →
לְנֶ֥גֶד	le.Ne.ged	to before	H5048 →
בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ ס	bei.To	own house his	H1004 →

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Through
Jeremiah 31:40
The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the…
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 23:15
  So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 15:23
  Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley, all the people also passed toward the way of the wilderness.
- Joel 3:17
  Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
- John 18:1
  After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.
- 2 Kings 11:16
  So they seized Athaliah as she reached the horses’ entrance to the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.
Through
2 Chronicles 23:15
So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
leads to
- Revelation 16:5–7
  And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 22:10
  When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.
Through
2 Kings 11:16
So they seized Athaliah as she reached the horses’ entrance to the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.
leads to
- Genesis 9:6
  Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.

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Where the connections lead

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