Nehemiah 3:32
What does Nehemiah 3:32 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 3:32 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Nehemiah 3:32 means
Between the ascent of the corner and the sheep gate, goldsmiths and merchants complete the repairs. The chapter ends where it began, returning to the sheep gate and forming a full circle around Jerusalem. By naming tradespeople here, the account underscores that economic contributors helped seal the project at its origin point. Every segment—from priestly sanctification to marketplace skill—has a place in God’s work of restoration. The finished circuit signifies renewed protection, ordered community life, and a people unified in purpose under God’s providence, ready to face opposition with a secured city and a shared memory of labor.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And between the ascent of the corner and the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And between the ascent of the corner and the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And between the way up to the angle and the sheep door, the gold-workers and the traders made good the wall.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And between the ascent of the corner and the sheep-gate, have the refiners and the merchants strengthened.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Not available in this translation
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And between the ascent of the corner and the sheep-gate repaired the goldsmiths and the dealers.
Context
This closing verse ties the route back to the starting gate in verse 1, demonstrating that the entire wall has been accounted for. The workers mirror earlier groups, reminding readers of the breadth of participation. With the loop complete, the narrative is prepared to shift in the next chapter to the opposition and vigilance that followed. The careful catalog here provides both a map and a memorial of the city’s comprehensive, cooperative rebuilding.
v.31After him repaired Malchijah one of the goldsmiths unto the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over against the gate of Hammiphkad, and to the ascent of the corner.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Nehemiah 3:8
Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths. And next unto him repaired Hananiah one of the perfumers, and they fortified Jerusalem even unto the broad wall.
- Nehemiah 3:1
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Hammeah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananel.
- John 5:2
Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheepgatea pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches.
- Nehemiah 3:31
After him repaired Malchijah one of the goldsmiths unto the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over against the gate of Hammiphkad, and to the ascent of the corner.
- Nehemiah 12:39
and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.
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