Nehemiah 3:1-16

Rotherham^{(i) 1} Then arose Eliashib the high priest and his brethren the priests, and built the sheep–gate, they, hallowed it, and set up the doors thereof,––even unto the tower of Hammeah, hallowed they it, unto the tower of Hananel; ² and, at his hand, built, the men of Jericho,––and at his [other] hand built Zaccur, son of Imri. ³ And, the fish–gate, did the sons of Hassenaah build,––they, laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof; ⁴ and, at their hand, repaired, Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz, and, at their hand, repaired, Meshullum son of Berechiah son of Meshezabel,––and, at their hand, repaired, Zadok son of Baana; ⁵ and, at their hand, repaired, the Tekoites,––but, their chiefs, put not their neck into the service of their lords. ⁶ And, the old gate, did Joiada son of Paseah, and Meshullam, son of Besodeiah, repair,––they, laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof; ⁷ and, at their hand, repaired, Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, men of Gibeon and of Mizpah,––who pertained to the throne of the pasha Beyond the River; ⁸ at his hand, repaired, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, and, at his hand, repaired Hananiah son of the perfumers,––and they fortified Jerusalem, as far as the broad wall; ⁹ and, at their hand, repaired, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half–circuit of Jerusalem; ¹⁰ and, at their hand, repaired, Jedaiah son of Harumaph, even over against his own house,––and, at his hand, repaired, Hattush, son of Hashabneiah; ¹¹ a second length, did Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath–moab, repair,––also the tower of the ovens; ¹² and, at his hand, repaired, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half–circuit of Jerusalem,––he and his daughters. ¹³ The valley–gate, did Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah, repair,––they, built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof,––also a thousand cubits in the wall, as far as the dung–gate. ¹⁴ And, the dung–gate, did Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the circuit of Beth–haccherem, repair,––he, built it, and set up the doors thereof, he locks thereof, and the bars thereof. ¹⁵ And, the fountain–gate, did Shallun son of Col–hozeh ruler of the circuit of Mizpah, repair, he, built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof,––also the wall of the pool of Shelah, by the garden of the king, even as far as the stairs that go down from the city of David; ¹⁶ after him, repaired, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of the half–circuit of Beth–zur,––as far as over against the sepulchres of David, even unto the pool which had been made, and unto the house of heroes;