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Nehemiah 3:9

Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) Nehemiah 3:9 appears in the Hebrew Old Testament. The text above is from the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Each word links to its Strong’s number, a concise gloss, and parsing drawn from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible morphology. Click any word for its full Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB) entry.
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Next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    Next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the administrator for half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened at their hand.

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    Next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
  • Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
    Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;
  • Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
    Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
  • American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
    And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
  • Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
    And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
  • Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
    Also next vnto them fortified Rephaiah, the sonne of Hur, the ruler of the halfe part of Ierusalem.
  • Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
    And next to him built Raphaia the son of Hur, lord of the street of Jerusalem.
  • Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
    And by their hand hath Rephaiah son of Hur, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened.
  • Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
    And by their hand Rephaiah son of Hur, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, has strengthened.
  • Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
    Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur repaired. He was the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the administrator for half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened at their hand.
  • Darby Bible Public Domain
    And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
  • World Messianic Bible Public Domain
    Next to them, Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
  • Webster's Bible Public Domain
    And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
  • Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
    Next was Rephaiah, son of Hur, ruler of a Jerusalem half-district.
  • Bible in Basic English Public Domain
    Near them was working Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the ruler of half Jerusalem.
  • JPS Tanakh (1917) Public Domain
    And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.

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Notable vocabulary

The rarest word here is רְפָיָ֣ה Rephaiah H7509 — appearing just 5 times in the whole Hebrew Bible.

Shared distinctive vocabulary

רְפָיָ֣ה Rephaiah H7509 occurs in 5 verses of the Hebrew Bible. Also found in:

Grammatical profile

  • 1 verb
  • 8 nouns
  • 1 preposition

Verb forms

  • הֶחֱזִיק֙ Hiphil · Perfect
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Topical passages linked to Nehemiah 3:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

  • Nehemiah 3:12 Next to him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
  • Nehemiah 3:17 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district.

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Hebrew Nehemiah 3:9 Masoretic · Westminster Leningrad Codex

וְעַל יָדָ֤ם הֶחֱזִיק֙ רְפָיָ֣ה בֶן ח֔וּר שַׂ֕ר חֲצִ֖י פֶּ֥לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם

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

World English Bible · Public Domain

Greek LXX Structure differs

The Septuagint has no separate book of Nehemiah. Its Greek text is the second half of Esdras B (2 Esdras), chapters 11–23; Ezra is the first half (1–10).

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Commentary

Notes on Nehemiah 3:9 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Trapp's Complete Commentary

John Trapp

Neh 3:9 And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.

Ver. 9. Ruler of the half part of Jerusalem] Which, being part in Judah and part in Benjamin, had two general rulers. See Neh 3:12.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Joseph Benson's Commentary

Neh 3:9-10. The ruler of the half part of Jerusalem — As Rome was anciently divided into several quarters or regions, so was Jerusalem; and especially into two parts, whereof one was in the tribe of Benjamin, and nearest the temple, the other in the tribe of Judah; these accordingly had two several rulers, this man and the other, (Neh 3:12,) but both under the chief governor of the city. Jedaiah — over against his house — That part of the wall which was next to him, which his own interest obliged him to repair.

Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Tyndale Open Resources

3:9-13 Nehemiah wisely assigned people to work near their homes both to motivate them to do good work and to save them traveling time.

Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 9. Ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.] Probably the city was divided into two parts; one for Judah, and the other for Benjamin, each having its proper governor. Rephaiah mentioned here was one of these governors, and Shallum, mentioned Ne 3:12, was the other. There were other rulers or governors of particular country or village districts.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

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

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

9. the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem] R.V. the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem. Rephaiah was ruler not of the city but of one of the districts into which Jerusalem was divided. The ruler of the other half is Shallum, mentioned in Neh_3:12. Compare the different positions of ‘the ruler of Mizpah’ (Neh_3:19) and ‘the ruler of the district of Mizpah’ (Neh_3:5). By comparison of this expression with 2Ki_22:14; Zep_1:10, it would appear that some such division, necessitated by the growth of the Capital, had taken place during the Monarchy in the interests of urban administration. The district here referred to would be the commercial quarter of the city.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill's Exposition

And next unto them repaired Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. That city belonging partly to the tribe of Judah, and partly to the tribe of Benjamin; one part of it was under a governor that was of the tribe of Judah, as this man seems to be; and the other part under one of the tribe of Benjamin; see Neh 3:12.

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Nehemiah 3:10

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neh 3:10And next unto him repaired Jedaiah, the son of Harumaph, over against his house,.... That part of the wall which stood right against his house; and to take this part he could not well object to it, and it might be reasonably thought he would take care to repair it well, and make it strong for his own safety:

and next unto him repaired Hattush, the son of Hashabniah; but who he was is not known.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

Street. Protestants, "of the half part," (Haydock) belonging to Benjamin. Sellum was the inspector of that part which fell to the share of Juda, ver. 12., and chap. iv. 19. (Grotius) --- Jerusalem, like all great cities, was divided into parts. (Calmet)

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

Matthew Poole's English Annotations

As Rome was anciently divided into several quarters or regions, so was Jerusalem, and especially this was divided into two parts, whereof one was in the tribe of Benjamin, and nearest to the temple; the other in the tribe of Judah, and more remote from it; which accordingly had two several rulers, this man and the other, Neh 3:12, but both under the chief governor of the city.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel D. Whedon

9. Ruler of the half part of Jerusalem — Rather, prince of half of the circuit of Jerusalem. The district round Jerusalem was apparently divided into two provinces, each having its separate ruler, or prince, who held office under the governor. Some think these two provinces or districts were representative of Judah and Benjamin.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Pulpit Commentary

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.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Half part - As Rome was anciently divided into several quarters or regions, so was Jerusalem; and especially into two parts, whereof one was in the tribe of Benjamin, and nearest the temple, the other in the tribe of Judah, these accordingly had two several rulers, this man and the other, ver. 12, but both under the chief governor of the city.

John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.

Rashi

Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)

the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem He was the prince over half the people in Jerusalem. פֶּלֶךְ is an expression of a duchy or a kingdom.

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.

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Nehemiah, in the Historical, opens this verse with 10 words (10 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is Rᵉphâyâh (“Rephaiah”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

  1. How does “Rephaiah” (Rᵉphâyâh) shape what this verse is saying?
  2. How does 1 Chronicles 3:21, which shares the word «Rephaiah», read alongside this verse?
  3. These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
  4. «הֶחֱזִיק֙» is a Hiphil Perfect verb. How does that grammatical form shape the action described?
  5. Compare how Trapp's Complete Commentary and Joseph Benson's Commentary read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?

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