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They laid its beams and put its doors and bolts and bars in place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The Fish Gate was built by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid the beams, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who <i>also</i> laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and installed its doors with its bolts and bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and made its doors stand with its bolts and bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They built it with beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They built it with beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The family of Hassenaah built Fish Gate. They put the beams in place and hung the doors, then they added metal bolts and wooden beams as locks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The sons of Hassenaah rebuilt Fish Gate. They laid its beams and set its doors, locks, and bars in place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The clan of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They put the beams and the gates in place, and put in the bolts and bars for locking the gate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The Fish Gate was repaired by Hassenaah's sons. They built its framework and installed its doors, including locks and security bars, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Hassenaah rebuilt the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But the fish-gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid its beams, and set up its doors, its locks and its bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Hassenaah built the fish gate. They laid its beams, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and sons of Hassenaah have built the Fish Gate; they have walled it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the fish-gate have sons of Hassenaah built, they have walled it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the gate of fishes the sons of Hassenaah built; they framed and they will set up its doors, its bolts and its bars.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But the fish gate the sons of Asnaa built: they covered it, and set up the doors thereof, and tire locks, and the bars. And next to them built Marimuth the son of Urias the son of Accus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But the sons of Hassenaah built the fish gate. They covered it, and they set up its double doors and locks and bars. And beside them, Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the people of Hassenaah; they timbered it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the fish gate did the sons of Senaah build, who also laid its beams and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the sons of Senaa built the Fish Gate and they restored it, and they set its gates and its bolts and its bars.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Asana built the fish-gate; they roofed it, and covered in its doors, and bolts, and bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/3-3.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=420" 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">2</span>The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1709.htm" title="1709: had·dā·ḡîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A fish. Or dag; from dagah; a fish; or perhaps rather from da'ag; but still better from da'ag; a fish.">The Fish</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/1129.htm" title="1129: bā·nū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">was rebuilt</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">by the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/5570.htm" title="5570: has·sə·nā·’āh (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- A family of returning exiles. From an unused root meaning to prick; thorny; Senaah, a place in Palestine.">of Hassenaah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">They</a> <a href="/hebrew/7136.htm" title="7136: qê·rū·hū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to light upon; causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers.">laid its beams</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">and installed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817: dal·ṯō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">its doors,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4514.htm" title="4514: man·‘ū·lāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A bolt. Or maniul; from na'al; a bolt.">bolts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1280.htm" title="1280: ū·ḇə·rî·ḥāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A bar. From barach; a bolt.">and bars.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Next to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana made repairs as well.…<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/2-13.htm">Nehemiah 2:13</a></span><br />So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-39.htm">Nehemiah 12:39</a></span><br />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/4-12.htm">Ezra 4:12</a></span><br />Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring its walls and repairing its foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/4-16.htm">Ezra 4:16</a></span><br />We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, you will have no dominion west of the Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">1 Kings 9:15</a></span><br />This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">2 Chronicles 8:5</a></span><br />He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-18.htm">Isaiah 60:18</a></span><br />No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38-40</a></span><br />“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. / The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah. / The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30-35</a></span><br />“These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, / the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi. / On the east side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-5.htm">Zechariah 2:5</a></span><br />For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Zechariah 14:10-11</a></span><br />All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses. / People will live there, and never again will there be an utter destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-18.htm">Matthew 16:18</a></span><br />And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-16.htm">Acts 15:16</a></span><br />‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20-22</a></span><br />built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. / And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.</p><p class="hdg">the fish gate</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/12-39.htm">Nehemiah 12:39</a></b></br> And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/33-14.htm">2 Chronicles 33:14</a></b></br> Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, <i>that there shall be</i> the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.</p><p class="hdg">the beams</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Nehemiah 3:6</a></b></br> Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Nehemiah 2:8</a></b></br> And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which <i>appertained</i> to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.</p><p class="hdg">the doors</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/6-1.htm">Nehemiah 6:1</a></b></br> Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and <i>that</i> there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Nehemiah 7:1</a></b></br> Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/14-7.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Beams</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-11.htm">Boards</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-15.htm">Bolts</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-20.htm">Build</a> <a href="/ezra/3-10.htm">Builders</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-2.htm">Built</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-6.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-14.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-14.htm">Fish-Gate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm">Hung</a> <a href="/ezra/6-3.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ezra/5-15.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">Rods</a> <a href="/ezra/2-35.htm">Senaah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-17.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-10.htm">Walled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Beams</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Boards</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Bolts</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-3.htm">Build</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-5.htm">Builders</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-13.htm">Built</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-39.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-39.htm">Fish-Gate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Hung</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-6.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-13.htm">Rods</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-38.htm">Senaah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/19-8.htm">Walled</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/nehemiah/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah.</b><br>The Fish Gate was one of the gates in the northern wall of Jerusalem, likely named for its proximity to the fish market or because fish from the Mediterranean Sea were brought through it. This gate's reconstruction signifies the restoration of commerce and daily life in Jerusalem. The sons of Hassenaah, though not much is known about them, were likely a family or clan dedicated to this task, demonstrating the communal effort in rebuilding the city. This reflects the broader theme of Nehemiah, where diverse groups unite for a common purpose, symbolizing the unity and cooperation among God's people.<p><b>They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.</b><br>The detailed description of the construction process—laying beams, installing doors, bolts, and bars—emphasizes the thoroughness and security of the work. This meticulous attention to detail ensured the gate's strength and functionality, crucial for the city's defense. In a spiritual sense, this can be seen as a metaphor for the need to fortify one's life with spiritual disciplines and safeguards. The physical rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and gates parallels the spiritual renewal and protection of the community. This act of restoration can also be seen as a type of Christ, who rebuilds and restores the brokenness in our lives, providing security and salvation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fish_gate.htm">The Fish Gate</a></b><br>A significant gate in the wall of Jerusalem, likely named for its proximity to the fish market or its use by fishermen. It was an essential part of the city's defenses and commerce.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sons_of_hassenaah.htm">Sons of Hassenaah</a></b><br>A group of builders responsible for the reconstruction of the Fish Gate. Their identity highlights the communal effort in rebuilding Jerusalem's walls.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebuilding_effort.htm">Rebuilding Effort</a></b><br>This event is part of the larger account of Nehemiah's leadership in the restoration of Jerusalem's walls, symbolizing the renewal of the community and its covenant with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/community_involvement.htm">Community Involvement</a></b><br>The rebuilding of the Fish Gate by the sons of Hassenaah illustrates the importance of community involvement in achieving common goals. Each member has a role to play in the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithful_stewardship.htm">Faithful Stewardship</a></b><br>The detailed work of laying beams and installing doors, bolts, and bars reflects the need for diligence and faithfulness in our tasks, no matter how mundane they may seem.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_renewal.htm">Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br>Just as the physical gates were essential for the security and function of Jerusalem, spiritual "gates" in our lives need attention and renewal to protect our hearts and minds.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/overcoming_opposition.htm">Overcoming Opposition</a></b><br>The rebuilding efforts faced challenges, reminding us that perseverance and reliance on God are crucial when facing spiritual or physical opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbol_of_restoration.htm">Symbol of Restoration</a></b><br>The reconstruction of the gates symbolizes God's restorative work in our lives, bringing us back to a place of strength and purpose.<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/do_'fish_gate'_and_'second_quarter'_match_archaeology.htm">In Zephaniah 1:10–11, does the mention of the “Fish Gate” and the “Second Quarter” align with known archaeological sites, or might this indicate a later editorial insertion? </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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_little_data_on_valley_dung_gates.htm">Nehemiah 3:13-14 references the repair of the Valley Gate and Dung Gate; why is there scant historical or archeological data confirming these gate sites?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nehemiah/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">The fish gate.</span>--Through which fish entered from the Jordan and Galilee.<p><span class= "bld">The sons of Hassenaah.</span>--Contrary to custom, their names are not mentioned.<p><span class= "bld">The locks thereof, and the bars thereof.</span>--<span class= "ital">The crossbars thereof, and the catches thereof,</span> the latter holding the former at the two ends. Similarly in several other verses.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - It is strange that <span class="cmt_word">the sons of Hassenaah</span>, who built the fourth piece of wall, are not mentioned by name. There is no other similar omission. <span class="cmt_word">The fish gate</span>, which they built, was in the northern wall, towards its eastern extremity, and not far from the modern "Damascus gate." It is thought to be so called from being the gate through which fish were brought in from the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee. <span class="cmt_word">The locks thereof</span> should rather be "the bars thereof"; and <span class="cmt_word">the bars</span>, "the sockets," or "catches," which held the bars. The gates of towns in ancient times were almost always secured in this way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/3-3.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">The Fish</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּגִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(had·dā·ḡîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1709.htm">Strong's 1709: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gate</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁ֣עַר</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">was rebuilt</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hassenaah.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסְּנָאָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(has·sə·nā·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5570.htm">Strong's 5570: </a> </span><span class="str2">Senaah -- a family of returning exiles</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֣מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(hêm·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">laid its beams</span><br /><span class="heb">קֵר֔וּהוּ</span> <span class="translit">(qê·rū·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7136.htm">Strong's 7136: </a> </span><span class="str2">To light upon, to bring about, to impose timbers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and installed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its doors,</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(dal·ṯō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1817.htm">Strong's 1817: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something swinging, the valve of a, door</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bolts,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַנְעוּלָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(man·‘ū·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4514.htm">Strong's 4514: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bolt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bars.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·rî·ḥāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1280.htm">Strong's 1280: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bolt</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Nehemiah 3:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Nehemiah 3:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Nehemiah 3:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Nehemiah 3:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Nehemiah 3:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Nehemiah 3:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Nehemiah 3:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Nehemiah 3:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Nehemiah 3:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Nehemiah 3:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/3-3.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 3:3 The fish gate did the sons (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/3-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 3:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 3:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/3-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 3:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 3:4" /></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>