^3:16Nehemiah son of Azbuk, head of a half-district of Beth Zur, worked after him as far as the tombs of David and the artificial pool and the House of the Warriors.

^3:17After him the Levites worked—Rehum son of Bani and¹⁸ after him Hashabiah, head of half the district of Keilah, for his district. ^3:18After him their relatives¹⁹ worked—Binnui²⁰ son of Henadad, head of a half-district of Keilah. ^3:19Adjacent to him Ezer son of Jeshua, head of Mizpah, worked on another section, opposite the ascent to the armory at the buttress. ^3:20After him Baruch son of Zabbai worked on another section, from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. ^3:21After him Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, worked on another section from the door of Eliashib’s house to the end of it.²¹

^3:22After him the priests worked, men of the nearby district. ^3:23After them Benjamin and Hasshub worked opposite their house. After them Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, worked near his house. ^3:24After him Binnui son of Henadad worked on another section, from the house of Azariah to the buttress and the corner. ^3:25After him Palal son of Uzai worked²² opposite the buttress and the tower that protrudes from the upper palace²³ of the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh ^3:26and the temple servants who were living on Ophel worked²⁴ up to the area opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the protruding tower. ^3:27After them the men of Tekoa worked on another section, from opposite the great protruding tower to the wall of Ophel.

^3:28Above the Horse Gate the priests worked, each in front of his house. ^3:29After them Zadok son of Immer worked opposite his house, and after him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, guard at the East Gate, worked. ^3:30After him²⁵ Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, worked on another section. After them Meshullam son of Berechiah worked opposite his quarters. ^3:31After him Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, worked as far as the house of the temple servants and the traders, opposite the Inspection Gate,²⁶ and up to the room above the corner.

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Footnotes

18 The translation reads וְעַל (vé’al, “and unto”) with several medieval Hebrew and some of , rather than the reading עַל (’al, “unto”).
19 Heb “brothers.”
20 The translation reads with a few medieval Hebrew and the בִּנֻּי (binnuy) rather than the reading בַּוַּי (bavvay).
21 Heb “the house of Eliashib.” This has not been repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.
22 The lacks the phrase אַחֲרָיו הֶחֱזִיק (’akharayv hekheziq, “after him worked”). This phrase is used repeatedly in Neh 3:16–31 to introduce each worker and his location. It probably dropped out accidentally through haplography.
23 Heb “house of the king.”
24 The Hebrew text lacks the verb “worked.” It is implied, however, and has been supplied in the translation.
25 The translation reads אַחֲרָיו (’akharayv, “after him”) with the Qere and many medieval Hebrew , rather than the reading אַחֲרֵי (’akharey, “after me”) of the . So also in v. 31.
26 Heb “Miphkad Gate” (so ; similar); “Muster Gate.”