18 After him their brothers repaired: Bavvai the son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah. 19 Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at (A)the buttress.[a] 20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai repaired[b] another section from the buttress to the door of the house of (B)Eliashib the high priest.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 3:19 Or corner; also verses 20, 24, 25
  2. Nehemiah 3:20 Some manuscripts vigorously repaired

18 Next to him, the repairs were made by their fellow Levites under Binnui[a] son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah. 19 Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section, from a point facing the ascent to the armory as far as the angle of the wall. 20 Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the angle to the entrance of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 3:18 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 24); most Hebrew manuscripts Bavvai