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Nehemiah 3:12

HaloheshShallumJerusalem

10 And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabniah.

11 Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.

And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.

13 The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.

14 But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

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BSB
And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.
KJV
And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
WEB
Next to him, Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters made repairs.
ASV
And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
DARBY
And next to them repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
BLB
And next to his hand Shallum son of Hallohesh, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, strengthened [it]—he and his daughters.
ÅB
Ved siden av ham arbeidet Sallum, sønn av Hallohes, høvdingen over den andre halvdel av Jerusalems distrikt, og sammen med ham hans døtre.
OTB
Sjallum, sønn av Hallohesj, embetsmann over halve distriktet Jerusalem, reparerte den neste delen med sine døtre.
B1930
Ved siden av ham arbeidet Sallum, sønn av Hallohes, høvdingen over den andre halvdel av Jerusalems distrikt, og sammen med ham hans døtre.

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  • Nehemiah 3:9

    And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.

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  • Philippians 4:3

    And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

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  • Exodus 35:25

    And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.

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  • Acts 21:8–9

    And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.

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  • Nehemiah 3:14–18

    But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

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