The Scriptures (ISR 1998) 1And Elyashiḇ the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests and built the Sheep Gate. They set it apart and set up its doors, even as far as the Tower of Ḥanan’ĕl they set it apart, as far as the Tower of Ḥanane’ĕl. 2And next to him the men of Yeriḥo built. And next to them Zakkur son of Imri built. 3And the sons of Hassena’ah built the Fish Gate, who laid its beams and set up its doors, its bolts and bars. 4And next to them Merĕmoth son of Uriyah, son of Qots, made repairs. And next to them Meshullam son of Bereḵyah, son of Meshĕyzaḇ’ĕl, made repairs. And next to them Tsaḏoq son of Ba‛ana made repairs. 5And next to them the Teqowites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work of their Master. 6And Yehoyaḏa son of Pasĕaḥ and Meshullam son of Besoḏeyah repaired the Old Gate. They laid its beams and set up its doors, and its bolts and its bars. 7And next to them Melatyah the Giḇ‛onite, and Yaḏon the Mĕronothite, the men of Giḇ‛on and Mitspah, repaired the official seat of the governor beyond the River. 8Next to him Uzzi’ĕl son of Ḥarhayah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. And next to him Ḥananyah, one of the perfumers, made repairs. And they restored Yerushalayim as far as the Broad Wall. 9And next to them Rephayah son of Ḥur, ruler of half the district of Yerushalayim, made repairs. 10And next to them Yeḏayah son of Ḥarumaph made repairs, even opposite his house. And next to him Ḥattush son of Ḥashaḇneyah made repairs. 11Malkiyah son of Ḥarim and Ḥashshuḇ son of Paḥath-Mo’aḇ repaired another section, and the Tower of the Ovens. 12And next to him Shallum son of Halloḥĕsh ruler of half the district of Yerushalayim made repairs, he and his daughters. 13Ḥanun and the people of Zanowaḥ repaired the Valley Gate. They built it, and set up its doors, its bolts and bars – and a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate. 14And the Dung Gate was repaired by Malkiyah son of Rĕḵaḇ, ruler of the district of Bĕyth Hakkerem. He built it and set up its doors, its bolts and bars. 15And the Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Ḥozeh, ruler of the district of Mitspah. He built it and covered it, and set up its doors, its bolts and bars – also the wall of the Pool of Shelaḥ by the Sovereign’s Garden, as far as the stairs going down from the City of Dawiḏ. 16After him Neḥemyah son of Azbuq, ruler of half the district of Bĕyth Tsur, made repairs as far as opposite the tombs of Dawiḏ, and to the man-made pool, and as far as the house of the mighty men. 17After him the Lĕwites, Reḥum son of Bani, made repairs. Next to him repaired Ḥashaḇyah, ruler of half the district of Qe‛ilah, for his district. 18After him their brothers, Bawwai son of Ḥĕnaḏaḏ, ruler of the other half of the district of Qe‛ilah, made repairs. 19And next to him Ězer son of Yĕshua, the ruler of Mitspah, repaired another section before the going up to the armoury at the corner. 20After him Baruḵ son of Zabbai eagerly repaired the other section, from the buttress to the door of the house of Elyashiḇ the high priest. 21After him Merĕmoth son of Uriyah, son of Qots, repaired another section, from the door of the house of Elyashiḇ to the end of the house of Elyashiḇ. 22And after him the priests, the men of the neighbourhood, made repairs. 23After him Binyamin and Ḥashshuḇ made repairs opposite their house. After them Azaryah son of Ma‛asĕyah, son of Ananyah, made repairs near his house. 24After him Binnui son of Ḥĕnaḏaḏ repaired another section, from the house of Azaryah to the angle, even as far as the corner. 25Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the corner, and on the tower which projects from the sovereign’s upper house that was by the courtyard of the prison. After him Peḏayah son of Parosh. 26Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel as far as opposite the Water Gate toward the east, and on the projecting tower. 27After him the Teqowites repaired another section, opposite the great projecting tower, and as far as the wall of Ophel. 28Beyond the Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each opposite his own house. 29After them Tsaḏoq son of Immĕr made repairs opposite his own house. After him Shemayah son of Sheḵanyah, keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. 30After him Ḥananyah son of Shelemyah, and Ḥanun, the sixth son of Tsalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam son of Bereḵyah made repairs opposite his room. 31After him Malkiyah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the Nethinim and of the merchants, opposite the Miphqaḏ Gate, and as far as the going up of the corner. 32And between the going up of the corner to the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs. |