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Nehemiah 3:24
After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator documents the sequential progress of Jerusalem’s wall reconstruction, listing the next assigned worker in a topographical survey of the restoration project.
The words — מִדָּה שֵׁנִית (mi.dah she.nit) literally means "a second measured portion," specifying the exact stretch of wall allocated to the task. הֶחֱזִיק (he.che.Zik) denotes the physical act of repairing or strengthening that designated section.
The thread — The structural phrase "another section" appears in the same chapter to mark each new building assignment (Nehemiah 3:11; Nehemiah 3:19; Nehemiah 3:27).
Why it lands — It demands recognition that communal restoration proceeds through named individuals assuming responsibility for precisely mapped geographic boundaries.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.
Cross-references
- Nehemiah 3:19 And next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory, near the angle in the wall.
- Nehemiah 3:11 Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.
- Nehemiah 3:27 And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.
- Nehemiah 10:9 The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,