Nehemiah 3:13
What does Nehemiah 3:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 3:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Nehemiah 3:13 means
Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah rebuild the valley gate, installing doors, bolts, and bars, and they extend the work a thousand cubits to the dung gate. This is a large undertaking, showing how a whole town took responsibility for a long, exposed section. The full installation of fittings ensures the gate could be closed and guarded. By specifying the length, the text honors the magnitude of their labor. The valley gate likely opened to lower terrain, where defense could be tested; strengthening it safeguarded daily movement and trade while knitting together distant parts of the city’s perimeter.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits of the wall unto the dung gate.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits of the wall unto the dung gate.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Hanun and the people of Zanoah were working on the doorway of the valley; they put it up and put up its doors, with their locks and rods, and a thousand cubits of wall as far as the doorway where the waste material was placed.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The gate of the valley hath Hanun strengthened, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they have built it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and a thousand cubits in the wall unto the dung-gate.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the gate of the valley Hanun built, and the inhabitants of Zanoe: they built it, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks, and the bars, and a thousand cubits in the wall unto the gate of the dunghill.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The valley-gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up its doors, its locks and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the dung-gate.
Context
This verse marks a substantial advance along the wall, transitioning into the southern reaches. After shorter, household-sized portions, the narrative details a long stretch covered by a community effort. The scale prepares readers for a series of southern and eastern landmarks—humble but necessary gates, water systems, and gardens—that will receive careful attention. The next entry will address the dung gate, an unglamorous but essential feature for the city’s health.
v.12And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
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v.14And the dung gate repaired Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 15:34
and Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam,
- 2 Chronicles 26:9
Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
- Nehemiah 2:13
And I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal’s well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
- 1 Chronicles 4:18
And his wife the Jewess bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
- Joshua 15:56
and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
- Nehemiah 11:30
Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and the fields thereof, Azekah and the towns thereof. So they encamped from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
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