Nehemiah 3:9
New International Version
Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section.

New Living Translation
Rephaiah son of Hur, the leader of half the district of Jerusalem, was next to them on the wall.

English Standard Version
Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired.

Berean Standard Bible
Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;

King James Bible
And next unto 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 American Standard Bible
And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

NASB 1995
Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

NASB 1977
And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

Legacy Standard Bible
Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

Amplified Bible
Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

Christian Standard Bible
Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler over half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

American Standard Version
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Jeremiah, son of Khur, a Governor of Jerusalem, repaired the border.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And next to them repaired Raphaea the son of Sur, the ruler of half the district round about Jerusalem.

Contemporary English Version
Rephaiah son of Hur ruled half of the Jerusalem District, and he rebuilt the next section of the wall.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And next to him built Raphaia the son of Hur, lord of the street of Jerusalem.

English Revised Version
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Next to them Rephaiah, Hur's son, an official in charge of half a district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

Good News Translation
Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half of the Jerusalem District, built the next section.

International Standard Version
Next to him, Hur's son Rephaiah, ruling official for half of the Jerusalem district, did repairs.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.

Literal Standard Version
And by their hand Rephaiah son of Hur, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, has strengthened.

Majority Standard Bible
Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;

New American Bible
Next to them the work of repair was carried out by Rephaiah, son of Hur, administrator of half the district of Jerusalem,

NET Bible
Rephaiah son of Hur, head of a half-district of Jerusalem, worked on the section adjacent to them.

New Revised Standard Version
Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

New Heart English Bible
Next to them, Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

Webster's Bible Translation
And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.

World English Bible
Next to them, Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

Young's Literal Translation
And by their hand hath Rephaiah son of Hur, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Builders of the Walls
8Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs, and next to him, Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. 9Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs; 10next to him, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house; and next to him, Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs.…

Cross References
Nehemiah 3:10
next to him, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house; and next to him, Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs.

Nehemiah 3:12
And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.

Nehemiah 3:16
Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.

Nehemiah 3:17
Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.


Treasury of Scripture

And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.

the ruler

Nehemiah 3:12,17
And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters…

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Nehemiah 3
1. The names and order of those who built the wall














(9) The half part of Jerusalem.--Of the district belonging to Jerusalem.

Verse 9. - The ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. Compare verse 11. The city itself does not seem to be intended, but rather the territory outside which was considered to belong to the city. This was divided into two portions, under two "princes" or "rulers," Rephaiah and Shallum.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Next
וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

to them,
יָדָ֤ם (yā·ḏām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3027: A hand

Rephaiah
רְפָיָ֣ה (rə·p̄ā·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7509: Rephaiah -- 'Yah has cured', five Israelites

son
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hur,
ח֔וּר (ḥūr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2354: Hur -- four Israelites, also a Midianite

ruler
שַׂ֕ר (śar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

of a half-district
חֲצִ֖י (ḥă·ṣî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2677: The half, middle

of Jerusalem,
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

made repairs;
הֶחֱזִיק֙ (he·ḥĕ·zîq)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer


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