Nehemiah 3:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Nehemiah 3:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 3:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 3:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the old gate. They laid its beams and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.”

Nehemiah 3:6 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 3:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the old gate repaired Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof. ”

Nehemiah 3:6 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 3:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the old gate have Jehoiada son of Paseah, and Meshullam son of Besodeiah, strengthened; they have walled it, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars.”

Nehemiah 3:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 3:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the gate of the old [wall] repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodiah; they laid its beams, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars. ”

Nehemiah 3:6 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 3:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the gate of the olde fishpoole fortified Iehoiada the sonne of Paseah, and Meshullam the sonne of Besodaiah: they laid the beames thereof, and set on the doores thereof, and the lockes thereof, and the barres thereof.”

Nehemiah 3:6 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 3:6 in 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.

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What Does Nehemiah 3:6 Mean?

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