Nehemiah Chapter 3
Eliashib, the high priest, and his crew straight-up kicked off the construction of the sheep gate, consecrating it and installing the doors all the way to the tower of Meah and the tower of Hananeel.
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 Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.
Right next to them, the Jericho squad was grinding, and Zaccur, Imri’s son, was right there too, no cap.
And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri. {next unto...: Heb. at his hand}
The fish gate got built by the sons of Hassenaah, who laid down the beams and set up the doors, locks, and bars like it was easy peasy.
But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who {also} laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Following them, Meremoth, Urijah's son, and Meshullam, Berechiah's son, joined in, along with Zadok, Baana’s son, who became part of the repair squad.
And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
The Tekoites were on it as well, but their elites were sus and didn’t contribute, for real.
And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
Jehoiada and Meshullam were all about fixing the old gate, laying down the beams and installing doors, locks, and bars like total pros.
Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Next up was Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, representing Gibeon and Mizpah, working their magic all the way to the governor’s seat by the river.
And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.
Uzziel, the goldsmith's kid, came next, and Hananiah, one of the apothecaries, helped bolster Jerusalem up to the broad wall, fr.
Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of {one of} the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall. {fortified...: or, left Jerusalem unto the broad wall}
Rephaiah, Hur's offspring, was next in charge, overseeing half of Jerusalem while he was busy with repairs.
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
Jedaiah, Harumaph's son, took care of the area right across from his house, and Hattush, Hashabniah's son, followed suit.
And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabniah.
Malchijah, son of Harim, and Hashub, son of Pahath-moab, were out here handling their section and the furnace tower. Major rizz.
Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces. {other...: Heb. second measure}
Next, Shallum, son of Halohesh, the head honcho of half of Jerusalem, was grinding with his daughters. So lit.
And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
Hanun and the Zanoah crew tackled the valley gate, threw up the doors, locks, and bars, and trekked a thousand cubits to the dung gate. That’s bussin'.
The 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.
Malchiah, son of Rechab, the boss of part of Beth-haccerem, secured the dung gate, constructed it, and set up doors, locks, and bars. No cap.
But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Shallun, son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah, repaired the fountain gate, covered it, and installed doors, locks, and bars, plus the wall by Siloah's pool. Pop off!
But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.
Nehemiah, son of Azbuk, the head of half of Beth-zur, got to work repairing the area by David's sepulchres and the pool. Straight fire.
After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto {the place} over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
The Levites, led by Rehum, son of Bani, got busy next, and Hashabiah, the ruler of half of Keilah, was in on the action too. Periodt.
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.
Bavai, son of Henadad, their homie, also worked on his section in the half of Keilah. Goated teamwork.
After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
Ezer, son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, fixed up another section near the armory's turn. That’s a whole vibe.
And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning {of the wall}.
Baruch, son of Zabbai, went hard on the other piece from the wall's turn to Eliashib the high priest's crib. Slaps!
After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning {of the wall} unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. {Zabbai: also called, Zaccai}
Meremoth, Urijah's kid, handled another area, from Eliashib's front door to the end of his place.
After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
Then the priests popped off, fixing things right from the plain.
And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.
Benjamin and Hashub were like, "We got this," fixing their spot. Azariah, Maaseiah's son, did his thing by his house too.
After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house.
Binnui, Henadad's son, worked on another section from Azariah’s crib to the wall turn-up, all the way to the corner.
After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning {of the wall}, even unto the corner.
Palal, Uzai's son, was vibing at the wall turn, near the king’s high house close to the jail court. Then came Pedaiah, Parosh's kid.
Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning {of the wall}, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that {was} by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
The Nethinims were chilling in Ophel, right by the water gate heading east, and the tower was popping out.
Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto {the place} over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out. {dwelt...: or, which dwelt in Ophel, repaired unto} {Ophel: or, tower}
The Tekoites were like, "Let’s fix this," tackling another piece by the big tower, all the way to Ophel's wall.
After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
The priests repaired from the horse gate, each one working on their own house vibes.
From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.
Zadok, Immer's son, was like, "I got my spot," while Shemaiah, Shechaniah's kid, held it down at the east gate.
After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
Hananiah, Shelemiah's son, and Hanun, Zalaph's sixth son, were on another piece. Then Meshullam, Berechiah's kid, fixed up his chamber too.
After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
Malchiah, the goldsmith’s kid, handled the area close to the Nethinims and the merchants, right by the Miphkad gate. Total vibes.
After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner. {going...: or, corner chamber}
The goldsmiths and merchants were grinding hard between the corner and the sheep gate. That's some serious hustle, no cap.
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants. {going...: or, corner chamber}