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16 Nehemiah 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.

17 After him the Levites worked—Rehum son of Bani and[a] after him Hashabiah, head of half the district of Keilah, for his district. 18 After him their relatives[b] worked—Binnui[c] son of Henadad, head of a half-district of Keilah.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 3:17 tc The translation reads וְעַל (veʿal, “and unto”) with several medieval Hebrew mss and some mss of LXX, rather than the MT reading עַל (ʿal, “unto”).
  2. Nehemiah 3:18 tn Heb “brothers.”
  3. Nehemiah 3:18 tc The translation reads with a few medieval Hebrew mss and the Syriac Peshitta בִּנֻּי (binnuy) rather than the MT reading בַּוַּי (bavvay).