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Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 3:9

And by their hand hath Rephaiah son of Hur, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened.

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.
Update Bible Version
And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
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.
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 And Eliashib the high priest riseth, and his brethren the priests, and they build the sheep-gate; they have sanctified it, and set up its doors, even unto the tower of Meah they have sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel; 2 and by his hand have men of Jericho built; and by their hand hath Zaccur son of Imri built; 3 and the fish-gate have sons of Hassenaah built, they have walled it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars. 4 And by their hand hath Merimoth son of Urijah, son of Koz, strengthened; and by his hand hath Meshullam son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabeel, strengthened; and by his hand hath Zadok son of Baana strengthened; 5 and by his hand have the Tekoites strengthened, and their honourable ones have not brought in their neck to the service of their Lord. 6 And the old gate have Jehoiada son of Paseah, and Meshullam son of Besodeiah, strengthened; they have walled it, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars. 7 And by their hand hath Melatiah the Gibeonite strengthened, and Jadon the Meronothite, men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, to the throne of the governor beyond the River. 8 By his hand hath Uzziel son of Harhaiah of the refiners strengthened; and by his hand hath Hananiah son of [one of] the compounders strengthened; and they leave Jerusalem unto the broad wall. 9 And by their hand hath Rephaiah son of Hur, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened. 10 And by their hand hath Jedaiah son of Harumaph strengthened, and over-against his own house; and by his hand hath Hattush son of Hashabniah strengthened.

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 saith, `The woman whom Thou didst place with me -- she hath given to me of the tree -- and I do eat.'
Genesis 3:13
And Jehovah God saith to the woman, `What [is] this thou hast done?' and the woman saith, `The serpent hath caused me to forget -- and I do eat.'
Genesis 3:17
And to the man He said, `Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed [is] the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life,
Genesis 3:19
by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou [art], and unto dust thou turnest back.'
Genesis 3:20
And the man calleth his wife's name Eve: for she hath been mother of all living.
Genesis 3:21
And Jehovah God doth make to the man and to his wife coats of skin, and doth clothe them.
Genesis 4:9
And Jehovah saith unto Cain, `Where [is] Abel thy brother?' and he saith, `I have not known; my brother's keeper -- I?'
Genesis 11:5
And Jehovah cometh down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men have builded;
Genesis 16:8
and he saith, `Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence hast thou come, and whither dost thou go?' and she saith, `From the presence of Sarai, my mistress, I am fleeing.'

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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