Nehemiah 3:22
20 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.
21 After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.
23 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house.
24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And next to him, the priests from the surrounding area made repairs.
- KJV
- And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.
- WEB
- After him, the priests, the men of the surrounding area made repairs.
- ASV
- And after him repaired the priests, the men of the Plain.
- DARBY
- And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain [of Jordan].
- BLB
- And after him the priests, the men of the circuit, strengthened [it].
- ÅB
- Etter ham arbeidet prestene, mennene fra Jordan-sletten.
- OTB
- Prestene fra den omkringliggende regionen gjorde reparasjoner ved siden av ham.
- B1930
- Efter ham arbeidet prestene, mennene fra Jordan-sletten.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Nehemiah 12:28
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
Read in contextNehemiah 6:2
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
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