Neemia 3:3

3 I figliuoli di Senaa costruirono la porta de’ Pesci, ne fecero l’intelaiatura, e vi posero le imposte, le serrature e le sbarre.

Neemia 3:3 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 3:3

But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build
So called, because fish was brought from the sea coasts through it, and near it was the fish market; this also was southward, according to Dr. Lightfoot ^F24; others say northward; some say it led to the sea of Galilee, Jordan, and all the east and north country: but it is most likely to be westward towards the Mediterranean sea, Tyre, and Joppa, from whence fish were brought; and Rauwolff says ^F25 it is still standing towards the west, behind Mount Sion, and over against Mount Gihon, see ( 2 Chronicles 33:14 ) he also says, this gate was called the gate of Hebron, because the road of Hebron went through it, which is about seven or eight hours' walking distant from it:

who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the
locks thereof, and the bars thereof;
completely finished it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 Chorograph. Cent. of the Land of Israel, c. 26. p. 27. vol. 2.
F25 Ut supra, (Travels, par. 3. c. 3.) p. 226, 227.

Neemia 3:3 In-Context

1 Eliascib, sommo sacerdote, si levò coi suoi fratelli sacerdoti e costruirono la porta delle Pecore; la consacrarono e vi misero le sue imposte; continuarono a costruire fino alla torre di Mea, che consacrarono, e fino alla Torre di Hananeel.

2 Allato a Eliascib lavorarono gli uomini di Gerico, e allato a loro lavorò Zaccur, figliuolo d’Imri.

3 I figliuoli di Senaa costruirono la porta de’ Pesci, ne fecero l’intelaiatura, e vi posero le imposte, le serrature e le sbarre.

4 Allato a loro lavoro alle riparazioni Meremoth, figliuolo d’Uria, figliuolo di Hakkots; allato a loro lavoro alle riparazioni Meshullam, figliuolo di Berekia, figliuolo di Mescezabeel; allato a loro lavorò alle riparazioni Tsadok, figliuolo di Baana;

5 allato a loro lavorarono alle riparazioni i Tekoiti; ma i principali fra loro non piegarono i loro colli a lavorare all’opera del loro signore.