KJV King James Version
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.
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Nehemiah 3:7
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.
WEB World English Bible
Next to them, Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, repaired the residence of the governor beyond the River.
ASV American Standard Version
And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, that appertained to the throne of the governor beyond the River.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And by their hand hath Melatiah the Gibeonite strengthened, and Jadon the Meronothite, men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, to the throne of the governor beyond the River.
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 3
4 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.
5 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
10 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.
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וְעַל־H5921 · aluponיָדָ֨םH3027 · yadhandהֶחֱזִ֜יקH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenמְלַטְיָ֣הH4424 · me.lat.yahMelatiahהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יH1393 · giv.o.niGibeoniteוְיָדוֹן֙H3036 · ya.donJadonהַמֵּרֹ֣נֹתִ֔יH4824 · me.ro.no.tiMeronothiteאַנְשֵׁ֥יH582 · e.noshhumanגִבְע֖וֹןH1391 · giv.onGibeonוְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הH4709 · mits.pahMizpahלְכִסֵּ֕אH3678 · kis.sethroneפַּחַ֖תH6346 · pe.chahgovernorעֵ֥בֶרH5676 · e.verside: besideהַנָּהָֽר׃ סH5104 · na.harRiver
Cross-references
2 Samuel 21:2And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites [were] not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)Nehemiah 3:19And 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].2 Chronicles 16:6Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.Nehemiah 2:7-8Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;Joshua 9:3-27And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
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