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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Nehemiah 3 Smith's Literal Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/nehemiah/3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/nehemiah/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">SLT</a> > Nehemiah 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../nehemiah/2.htm" title="Nehemiah 2">◄</a> Nehemiah 3 <a href="../nehemiah/4.htm" title="Nehemiah 4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Smith's Literal Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/3-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Builders of the Walls<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>And Eliashib the great priest will rise up and his brethren the priests, and they will build the sheep gate; they consecrated it, and they will set up its doors, and even to the tower of Meah they consecrated, and even to the tower of Hananeel. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And upon his hand the men of Jericho built And upon his hand Zaccur son of Imri, built.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And the gate of fishes the sons of Hassenaah built; they framed and they will set up its doors, its bolts and its bars. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And at their hand held fast Meremoth, son of Urijah, son of Koz. And upon their hand Meshullam son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabeel. And upon their hand held fast Zadok son of Baana. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And upon their hand held fast the Tekoites; and their nobles brought not their neck into the work of their Lord.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the old gate held fast Jehoida son of Paseah, and Meshullam son of Besodeiah; they framed and set up its doors, its bolts and its bars. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And upon their band held fast Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and Mizpeh to the throne of the prefect beyond the river. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Upon his hand held fast Uzziel son of Harhaiah of the goldsmiths. And upon his hand held fast Hananiah son of the perfumers; and they will leave Jerusalem even to the broad wall. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And upon their hand held fast Raphia, son of Hur, chief of half the circuit of Jerusalem. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And upon their hand held fast Jedaiah son of Harumaph, and before his house, and upon his hand, held fast Hattush son of Hashabniah. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The second measure held fast Malchiah, son of Harim, and Hashub, son of Pahath-Moab, and the tower of the furnaces. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And upon his hand held fast Shallum son of Halohesh, chief of half the circuit of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And the gate of the valley held fast Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and they will set up its doors its bolts and its bars, and a thousand cubits in the wall even to the gate of the dung-hill.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And the gate of the dung-hill held fast Malchiah the son of Rechab, chief of the circuit of the house of the vineyard; he will build it, and set up its doors, its bolts and its bars.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And the gate of the fountain Shallum son of Colhozeh, ruler of the circuit of Mizpeh, held fast; he will build it and cover it, and set, it up, its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and the walls of the pool of Shiloh by the king's garden, and even to the steps going down from the city of David. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>After him held fast Nehemiah son of Azbuk, chief of half the circuit of the house of the rock, even to the front of the sepulchres of David, and even to the pool being made, and even to the house of the strong ones. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>After him held fast the Levites, Rehum, son of Bani. Upon his hand held fast Hashabiah chief of half the circuit of Keilah to his circuit. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>After him held fast their brethren, Bavai son of Henadad, chief of half the circuit of Keilah. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And upon his hand held fast Ezer son of Joshua, chief of Mizpeh, the second measure from before the going up of the weapons of the corner. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And after him Barach son of Zabbai, being ardent, held fast the second measure from the corner even to the entrance of the house of Eliashib the great priest. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>After him held fast Meremoth son of Urijah son of Koz the second measure from the entrance of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And after him held fast the priests, the men of the circuit. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>After him held fast Benjamin and Hashub, before their house. After him held fast Azariah son of Maaseiah son of Ananiah, near his house. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>After him held fast Binnui, son of Henadad the second measure, from the house of Azariah even to the corner, even to the turning. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Palal son of Uzai from before the corner, and from the tower coming forth from the king's house, the highest which was to the enclosure of the prison. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And the Nethinims were dwelling in Ophel even to the front of the gate of waters to the sunrising, and the tower coming forth. <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>After him held fast the Tekoites the second measure, from before the great tower coming forth and even to the walls of Ophel.<p> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>From above the gate of horses held fast the priests, a man to the front of his house. <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>After him held fast Zadok son of Immer, before his house. And after him held fast Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, watching the gate of the sunrising. <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>After him held fast Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, sixth son of Zalaph, the second measure. After him held fast Meshullam son of Berechiah before his cell. <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>After him held fast Malchiah son of the goldsmith, even to the house of the Nethinims, and the merchants before the gate of the review, and even to the going up of the turning. <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And between the going up of the turning to the sheep gate, held fast the goldsmiths and the merchants.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues by Julia E. 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