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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/nehemiah/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />with the Temple servants living on the hill of Ophel, who repaired the wall as far as a point across from the Water Gate to the east and the projecting tower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and the temple servants living on Ophel repaired to a point opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto <i>the place</i> over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Moreover the Nethinim who dwelt in Ophel <i>made repairs</i> as far as <i>the place</i> in front of the Water Gate toward the east, and on the projecting tower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the temple servants living in Ophel <i>made repairs</i> as far as the front of the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The temple servants living in Ophel made repairs as far as the front of the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the temple servants living in Ophel <i>made repairs</i> as far as the front of the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The temple servants living in Ophel <i>made repairs</i> as far as the front of the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The temple servants were living in Ophel [the hill south of the temple], and they <i>made repairs</i> as far as the front of the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the temple servants living on Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the temple servants living on Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />(Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that standeth out.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He stopped at a place near the Water Gate on the east and the tower guarding the temple. This was close to a section in the city called Ophel, where the temple workers lived. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />(Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that standeth out.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />and the temple servants who were living on the Ophel made repairs on the wall as far as a point across from Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />(Now the Temple Servants were living on the Ophel as far as the Water Gate that faces eastward with its prominent tower.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and the temple servants who were living on Ophel worked up to the area opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the protruding tower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />(Now the Nethinim lived in Ophel, to the place over against the Water Gate toward the east, and the tower that stands out.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Moreover, the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, to the place over against the water-gate towards the east, and the projecting tower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />(Now the temple servants lived in Ophel, to the place opposite the water gate toward the east, and the tower that stands out.) <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Nethinim have been dwelling in Ophel, to opposite the Water Gate at the east, and the tower that goes out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the Nethinim have been dwelling in Ophel, unto over-against the water-gate at the east, and the tower that goeth out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the Nethinims were dwelling in Ophel even to the front of the gate of waters to the sunrising, and the tower coming forth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Nathinites dwelt in Ophel, as far as over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that stood out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the temple servants, who were living in Ophel, built to a point opposite the water gate, toward the east, and the tower that is prominent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />to a point opposite the Water Gate on the east, and the projecting tower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and the temple servants living on Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Moreover the Nethanites who dwelt in Phaal repaired as far as the water gate toward the east and the tower that lies at the end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Nethanites who were dwelling in Phaal unto the Water Gate to the East and the tower of the Exodus.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that standeth out.--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Nathinim dwelt in Ophal, as far as the garden of the water-gate eastward, and <i>there is</i> the projecting tower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/3-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=688" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/3.htm">The Builders of the Walls</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5411.htm" title="5411: wə·han·nə·ṯî·nîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Temple servants. Or Nathuwn, from nathan; one given, i.e. the Nethinim, or Temple-servants.">and the temple servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">living</a> <a href="/hebrew/6077.htm" title="6077: bā·‘ō·p̄el (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A fortified mound or hill in Jer. The same as ophel; Ophel, a ridge in Jerusalem.">on the hill of Ophel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5048.htm" title="5048: ne·ḡeḏ (Prep) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before.">made repairs opposite</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ham·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">the Water</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ar (N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">Gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/4217.htm" title="4217: lam·miz·rāḥ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Place of sunrise, the east. From zarach; sunrise, i.e. The east.">toward the east</a> <a href="/hebrew/4026.htm" title="4026: wə·ham·miḡ·dāl (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A tower. Also feminine migdalah; from gadal; a tower; by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a bed of flowers.">and the tower</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hay·yō·w·ṣê (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">that juts out.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Nehemiah 8:1-3</a></span><br />At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel. / On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand. / So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-37.htm">Nehemiah 12:37-39</a></span><br />At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east. / The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall, / over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/2-43.htm">Ezra 2:43-54</a></span><br />The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth, / the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon, / the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/7-6.htm">Ezra 7:6-10</a></span><br />this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him. / So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants. / Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-2.htm">1 Chronicles 9:2-3</a></span><br />Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants. / Some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-4.htm">1 Chronicles 23:4-5</a></span><br />“Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges, / 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-14.htm">2 Chronicles 8:14-15</a></span><br />In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God. / They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests or the Levites in any matter, including that of the treasuries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-2.htm">2 Chronicles 31:2-3</a></span><br />Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling. / The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10</a></span><br />For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/122-1.htm">Psalm 122:1-2</a></span><br />A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” / Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-5.htm">Isaiah 56:5-7</a></span><br />I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off. / And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant— / I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/35-2.htm">Jeremiah 35:2-4</a></span><br />“Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.” / So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons—the entire house of the Rechabites— / and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/40-45.htm">Ezekiel 40:45-46</a></span><br />Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple, / and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a></span><br />When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Moreover the Nethinims dwelled in Ophel, to the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lies out.</p><p class="hdg">Nethinims</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/7-46.htm">Nehemiah 7:46-56</a></b></br> The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/10-28.htm">Nehemiah 10:28</a></b></br> And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/9-2.htm">1 Chronicles 9:2</a></b></br> Now the first inhabitants that <i>dwelt</i> in their possessions in their cities <i>were</i>, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.</p><p class="hdg">dwelt, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/3-27.htm">Nehemiah 3:27</a></b></br> After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/11-21.htm">Nehemiah 11:21</a></b></br> But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa <i>were</i> over the Nethinims.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/27-3.htm">2 Chronicles 27:3</a></b></br> He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Nehemiah 8:1,3</a></b></br> And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that <i>was</i> before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/12-37.htm">Nehemiah 12:37</a></b></br> And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/3-21.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/ezra/7-15.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/ezra/2-70.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-14.htm">East</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-19.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-24.htm">Far</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-25.htm">Front</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-25.htm">Lieth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezra/8-20.htm">Nethinim</a> <a href="/ezra/8-20.htm">Nethinims</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-14.htm">Ophel</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-25.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-23.htm">Over-Against</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-19.htm">Point</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-25.htm">Projecting</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-25.htm">Repaired</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-25.htm">Repairs</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-20.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-25.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-25.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/ezra/8-20.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezra/3-11.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-25.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Water</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-37.htm">Water-Gate</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/3-28.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-6.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-12.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-29.htm">East</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-25.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-27.htm">Far</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-27.htm">Front</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-28.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-27.htm">Lieth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-10.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-31.htm">Nethinim</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-31.htm">Nethinims</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-27.htm">Ophel</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-27.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-27.htm">Over-Against</a> <a href="/job/20-25.htm">Point</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-27.htm">Projecting</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-27.htm">Repaired</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-28.htm">Repairs</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-31.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-27.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-27.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-31.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-31.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-27.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-23.htm">Water</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-3.htm">Water-Gate</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm">The names and order of those who built the wall</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Their origins trace back to the Gibeonites, who were made servants to the Israelites (<a href="/joshua/9-27.htm">Joshua 9:27</a>). They played a crucial role in maintaining the daily operations of the temple, highlighting the importance of service and dedication in worship.<p><b>living on the hill of Ophel</b><br>Ophel refers to a fortified hill or a raised area in Jerusalem, located between the City of David and the Temple Mount. Archaeological findings have confirmed its significance in ancient Jerusalem, serving as a residential area for those involved in temple service. This location underscores the strategic and spiritual importance of proximity to the temple.<p><b>made repairs opposite the Water Gate</b><br>The Water Gate was one of the gates of Jerusalem, likely named for its proximity to the Gihon Spring or its role in water-related activities. This gate's mention emphasizes the community's collective effort in rebuilding the city, symbolizing spiritual renewal and purification, as water often represents in scripture (<a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>).<p><b>toward the east</b><br>The direction east holds significant biblical symbolism, often associated with the presence of God and new beginnings. The Garden of Eden was planted in the east (<a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8</a>), and the entrance to the tabernacle faced east (<a href="/exodus/27-13.htm">Exodus 27:13-16</a>). This orientation may symbolize hope and restoration for Jerusalem.<p><b>and the tower that juts out</b><br>Towers were essential for the defense of ancient cities, providing a vantage point for surveillance and protection. This particular tower's mention highlights the strategic importance of Jerusalem's defenses. In a spiritual sense, it can be seen as a metaphor for God's protection over His people, as seen in Psalms 61:3, where God is described as a strong tower.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_servants.htm">Temple Servants (Nethinim)</a></b><br>These were individuals assigned to assist the Levites in the service of the temple. Their role was crucial in maintaining the daily operations and rituals of the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/o/ophel.htm">Ophel</a></b><br>A fortified hill in Jerusalem, located between the City of David and the Temple Mount. It was an area of significant strategic and religious importance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/water_gate.htm">Water Gate</a></b><br>One of the gates of Jerusalem, likely named for its proximity to a water source. It was a critical point for the city's water supply and symbolized life and sustenance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/projecting_tower.htm">Projecting Tower</a></b><br>A defensive structure that provided a strategic advantage in the city's defense. It was part of the fortifications that protected Jerusalem.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebuilding_effort.htm">Rebuilding Effort</a></b><br>This event is part of the larger account of Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, a task that involved the cooperation of various groups and individuals.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_every_role.htm">The Importance of Every Role</a></b><br>Every person, regardless of their position, has a vital role in God's work. The temple servants, though not as prominent as priests, were essential to the rebuilding effort.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_purpose.htm">Unity in Purpose</a></b><br>The rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls required cooperation and unity among diverse groups. This teaches us the importance of working together in the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strategic_planning.htm">Strategic Planning</a></b><br>The focus on specific locations like the Water Gate and the projecting tower highlights the need for strategic planning in ministry and personal life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_fortification.htm">Spiritual Fortification</a></b><br>Just as the physical walls of Jerusalem needed repair, we must also attend to our spiritual defenses through prayer, scripture, and community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_service.htm">Faithfulness in Service</a></b><br>The dedication of the temple servants serves as a reminder to be faithful in whatever task God has given us, no matter how small it may seem.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/names_of_jerusalem's_gates.htm">What are the names of Jerusalem's gates?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_goldsmiths_build_the_wall.htm">How do we reconcile Nehemiah 3:8, which mentions goldsmiths and perfumers constructing the wall, with the specialized skills required for such large-scale building? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_all_hear_the_law_in_neh._8_1-3.htm">How could the entire community realistically gather and hear the Law for hours, as stated in Nehemiah 8:1-3?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_the_evidence_for_eliashib's_sheep_gate.htm">In Nehemiah 3:1, where is the archaeological evidence for Eliashib and the Sheep Gate he supposedly rebuilt?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nehemiah/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">The Nethinims dwelt in Ophel.</span>--It has been proposed to insert "who" before dwelt (following the Syriac); but this is not necessary. Ophel was the long rounded spur running out south of the Temple, on the sides of which the ancient "temple servants" still dwelt, separated from others, on a tract of land reaching from the "water-gate toward the east" to the outlying tower of the king's citadel in the west. Nothing is said of their part in the general labour.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Nethinims dwelt in Ophel</span>. Ophel was "the long, narrowish, rounded spur or promontory which intervenes between the central valley of Jerusalem (the Tyropoeon) and the Kidron, or Valley of Jehoshaphat" (Grove). The Nethinims, who had their dwellings on this spur, were set to fortify a portion of the eastern circuit, but apparently restored not so much their own wall as that which lay north of it, at the edge of the present Haram area. Here must have been <span class="cmt_word">the water gate</span>, which carried off the superfluous water from the temple reservoirs; and here was <span class="cmt_word">the great tower that lieth out</span>, whose foundations have been recently discovered. It stood at the southeastern angle of the great platform on which the temple was built. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/3-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and the temple servants</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַ֨נְּתִינִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·nə·ṯî·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5411.htm">Strong's 5411: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Nethinim, Temple-servants</span><br /><br /><span class="word">living</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹשְׁבִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on [the hill of] Ophel</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּעֹ֑פֶל</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘ō·p̄el)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6077.htm">Strong's 6077: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ophel -- a fortified mound or hill in Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">made repairs opposite</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֜גֶד</span> <span class="translit">(ne·ḡeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> </span><span class="str2">A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Water</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּ֙יִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gate</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁ֤עַר</span> <span class="translit">(ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward the east</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמִּזְרָ֔ח</span> <span class="translit">(lam·miz·rāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4217.htm">Strong's 4217: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of sunrise, the east</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the tower</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמִּגְדָּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·miḡ·dāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4026.htm">Strong's 4026: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that juts out.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּוֹצֵֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·w·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/3-26.htm">Nehemiah 3:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/3-26.htm">Nehemiah 3:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/3-26.htm">Nehemiah 3:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/3-26.htm">Nehemiah 3:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/3-26.htm">Nehemiah 3:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/3-26.htm">Nehemiah 3:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/3-26.htm">Nehemiah 3:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/3-26.htm">Nehemiah 3:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/3-26.htm">Nehemiah 3:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/3-26.htm">Nehemiah 3:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/3-26.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 3:26 Now the Nethinim lived in Ophel (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/3-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 3:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 3:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/3-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 3:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 3:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>