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Nehemiah 3:9

And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cities;   Ezer;   Government;   Hur;   Persia;   Rephaiah;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Government;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Eliashib;   Hananeel, Tower of;   Hur;   Rephaiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - District;   Hur;   Nehemiah;   Rephaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hur;   Isaiah, Book of;   Nehemiah;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Rephaiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hur;   Locks;   Rephaiah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jerusalem;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Hup'pim;   Reph'aiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hur;   Rephaiah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hur;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
Hebrew Names Version
Next to them repaired Refayah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Yerushalayim.
King James Version
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired.
New Century Version
The next part of the wall was repaired by Rephaiah son of Hur, the ruler of half of the district of Jerusalem.
New English Translation
Rephaiah son of Hur, head of a half-district of Jerusalem, worked on the section adjacent to them.
Amplified Bible
Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
New American Standard Bible
And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
World English Bible
Next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also next vnto them fortified Rephaiah, the sonne of Hur, the ruler of the halfe part of Ierusalem.
Legacy Standard Bible
Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
Berean Standard Bible
Next to him, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;
Contemporary English Version
Rephaiah son of Hur ruled half of the Jerusalem District, and he rebuilt the next section of the wall.
Complete Jewish Bible
Next to them Refayah the son of Hur, leader of half the district of Yerushalayim, made repairs.
Darby Translation
And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
Rephaiah son of Hur repaired the next section of the wall. Rephaiah was the governor of half of Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
And next to them Jeremiah the son of Hur, the governor of Jerusalem, repaired.
Good News Translation
Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half of the Jerusalem District, built the next section.
Lexham English Bible
Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, commander of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired.
Literal Translation
And next to their hand Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, made strong.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Nexte vnto him buylded Rephaia the sonne of Hur, the ruler of the halfe quarter of Ierusalem.
American Standard Version
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
Near them was working Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the ruler of half Jerusalem.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Next vnto them buylded Raphaiah the sonne of Hur, the ruler of the halfe part of Hierusalem.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
King James Version (1611)
And next vnto them repaired Rephaiah the sonne of Hur, the ruler of the halfe part of Ierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And next to them repaired Raphaea the son of Sur, the ruler of half the district round about Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Raphaie, the sone of Hahul, prince of a street of Jerusalem, bildide bisidis him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
New King James Version
And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
New Living Translation
Rephaiah son of Hur, the leader of half the district of Jerusalem, was next to them on the wall.
New Life Bible
Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, the leader of half of Jerusalem, did the needed work.
New Revised Standard
Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, at their hand, repaired, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-circuit of Jerusalem;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And next to him built Raphaia the son of Hur, lord of the street of Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
Next to them Rephai'ah the son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired.
Young's Literal Translation
And by their hand hath Rephaiah son of Hur, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened.
THE MESSAGE
The next section was worked on by Rephaiah son of Hur, mayor of a half-district of Jerusalem. Next to him Jedaiah son of Harumaph rebuilt the front of his house; Hattush son of Hashabneiah worked next to him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

Contextual Overview

1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even to the tower of the Hundred they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananel. 2 And next to him built the men of Jericho. And next to them built Zaccur the son of Imri. 3 And the fish gate the sons of Hassenaah built; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof. 4 And next to them repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz. And next to them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel. And next to them repaired Zadok the son of Baana. 5 And next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles did not put their necks to the work of their lord. 6 And the old gate repaired Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof. 7 And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, [that appertained] to the throne of the governor beyond the River. 8 Next to him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths. And next to him repaired Hananiah one of the perfumers, and they fortified Jerusalem even to the broad wall. 9 And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem. 10 And next to them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, across from his house. And next to him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabneiah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the ruler: Nehemiah 3:12, Nehemiah 3:17

Reciprocal: Numbers 7:84 - the princes Nehemiah 3:14 - the ruler Nehemiah 3:15 - the ruler Nehemiah 3:16 - the ruler Nehemiah 7:43 - Hodevah

Cross-References

Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.
Genesis 3:13
And Yahweh God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I ate.
Genesis 3:17
And to Adam he said, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
Genesis 3:19
in the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, until you return to the ground; for out of it were you taken: for dust you are, and to dust you shall return.
Genesis 3:20
And the man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Genesis 3:21
And Yahweh God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.
Genesis 4:9
And Yahweh said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I don't know: am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 11:5
And Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower, which the sons of man built.
Genesis 16:8
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's slave, where did you come from? and where are you going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And next unto them repaired Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. That city belonging partly to the tribe of Judah, and partly to the tribe of Benjamin; one part of it was under a governor that was of the tribe of Judah, as this man seems to be; and the other part under one of the tribe of Benjamin; see Nehemiah 3:12.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Nehemiah 3:9. Ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. — Probably the city was divided into two parts; one for Judah, and the other for Benjamin, each having its proper governor. Rephaiah mentioned here was one of these governors, and Shallum, mentioned Nehemiah 3:12, was the other. There were other rulers or governors of particular country or village districts.


 
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