Nehemiah 3:17
King James Version (1769)
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| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part. | 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. | After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| after him | אַחֲרָ֛יו | 'a-cha-RAV | H0310A | afterאַחַר (a.char) 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time) 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after |
| they repaired | הֶחֱזִ֥יקוּ | he-che-ZI-ku | H2388G | to strengthen: strengthenחָזַק (cha.zaq) : strengthen/support/encourage 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard … |
| the Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֖ם | hal-vi-YIM | H3881 | Leviלֵוִי (le.viy.yi) Someone from the tribe of Levi living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.34; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Gershon (H1648), Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115) Another name of le.vi (לֵוִי "Levi" H3878) § Levite, of Levi "joined to" 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah … |
| Rehum | רְח֣וּם | re-CHUM | H7348G | Rehumרְחוּם (re.chum) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.17; son of: Bani (H1137L) § Rehum = "compassion" a commander who wrote a letter to the king Artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Bani | בָּנִ֑י | ba-NI | H1137L | Baniבָּנִי (ba.ni) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.17; father of: Rehum (H7348) § Bani = "built" 1) a Gadite, one of David's mighty warriors 2) a Levite of the line of Merari, and forefather to Ethan 3) a man of Judah of the line of Pharez 4) "children of Bani" returned from captivity with Zerubbabel 5) one or up to three Levites in Nehemiah's time |
| on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| hand his | יָד֣וֹ | ya-DO | H3027I | handיָד (yad) : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists |
| he repaired | הֶחֱזִ֗יק | he-che-ZIK | H2388G | to strengthen: strengthenחָזַק (cha.zaq) : strengthen/support/encourage 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard … |
| Hashabiah | חֲשַׁבְיָ֛ה | cha-shav-YAH | H2811N | Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֫הוּ (cha.shav.yah) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.17 § Hashabiah = "Jehovah has considered" 1) a Merarite Levite 2) the 4th of the 6 sons of Jeduthun who had charge of the 12th course 3) one of the descendants of Hebron the son of Kohath 4) the son of Kemuel, who was prince of the tribe of Levi in the time of David 5) a Levite, one of the chiefs of his tribe who officiated for Josiah at his great passover feast … |
| [the] official of | שַׂר־ | sar- | H8269 | rulerשַׂר (sar) 1) prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain 1a) chieftain, leader 1b) vassal, noble, official (under king) 1c) captain, general, commander (military) 1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes) 1e) heads, princes (of religious office) 1f) elders (of representative leaders of people) 1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity) 1h) patron-angel 1i) Ruler of rulers (of God) 1j) warden |
| the half of | חֲצִי־ | cha-tzi- | H2677 | halfחֲצִי (che.tsi) 1) half 1a) half 1b) middle |
| [the] district of | פֶ֥לֶךְ | FE-lekh | H6418 | districtפֶּ֫לֶךְ (pe.lekh) 1) whirl of spindle, stick, district 1a) whirl of spindle, stick 1b) district, circuit |
| Keilah | קְעִילָ֖ה | ke-'i-LAH | H7084 | Keilahקְעִילָה (qe.i.lah) § Keilah = "fortress" a city in the lowlands of Judah northwest of Hebron |
| for district his | לְפִלְכּֽוֹ׃ ס | le-fil-KO | H6418 | districtפֶּ֫לֶךְ (pe.lekh) 1) whirl of spindle, stick, district 1a) whirl of spindle, stick 1b) district, circuit |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.