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Nehemiah 3:20
Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nehemiah 3:20 places Baruch son of Zakkai in a sequential list of laborers repairing Jerusalem’s wall. He works between Ezer son of Jeshua and Meremoth son of Uriah, continuing a coordinated physical restoration project.
The words — The Hebrew terms הֶחֱרָה (he.che.Rah) and הֶחֱזִיק (he.che.Zik) literally mean "zealously" and "he repaired," specifying the manner and action of the task. The phrase מִדָּה שֵׁנִית (mi.dah she.Nit) identifies the assignment as "a second measured portion."
The thread — This worker’s location near Eliashib the high priest connects to Nehemiah 3:1, where the priest and his fellow priests begin at the Sheep Gate. The emphasis on diligent effort parallels Ecclesiastes 9:10 and the New Testament exhortation in Romans 12:11 to maintain fervor in service.
Why it lands — The text records that Baruch completed a defined stretch of wall between two fixed points, requiring precise measurement and sustained labor. A reader must acknowledge that restoration demands deliberate, bounded effort rather than unstructured enthusiasm.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
Cross-references
- Nehemiah 3:1 At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
- Romans 12:11 Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
- Nehemiah 3:21 Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the doorway of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house.
- Nehemiah 12:22 In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.
- Nehemiah 13:4 Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God
- Nehemiah 13:28 Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.