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Nehemiah 3:2

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Next to him the men of Jericho built. Next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built.
Nehemiah 3:2 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.
  • BSB The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them.
  • NKJV Next to Eliashib the men of Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built.
  • NASB And next to him the men of Jericho built, and next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built.
  • NLT People from the town of Jericho worked next to them, and beyond them was Zaccur son of Imri.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 3

  • Neh 7:36The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
  • Ezra 2:34The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
  • Neh 10:12Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (3)
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  • VideoBibleProject — Nehemiah videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on NehemiahMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The rebuilt walls and renewed covenant community foreshadow the greater builder who gathers and secures a people for God, the one who declares 'I will build my church.'

How Nehemiah 3:2 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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And next unto himיָדbuildedבָּנָהthe menאֱנוֹשׁof JerichoיְרִיחוֹAnd next to them buildedבָּנָהZaccurזַכּוּרthe sonבֵּןof Imriאִמְרִי
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