Nehemiah 3:7
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And next to them built Meltias the Gabaonite, and Jadon the Meronathite, the men of Gabaon and Maspha, for the governor that was in the country beyond the river.

the Gibeonite

Joshua 9:3 But they that dwelt in Gabaon, hearing all that Joshua had done to Jericho and Hai:

2 Samuel 21:2 Then the king, calling for the Gabaonites, said to them: (Now the Gabaonites were not of the children of Israel, but the remains of the Amorrhites: and the children of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul sought to slay them out of zeal, as it were for the children of Israel and Juda:)

Mizpah

Nehemiah 3:19 And next to him Aser the son of Josue, lord of Maspha, built another measure, over against the going up of the strong corner.

2 Chronicles 16:6 Then king Asa took all Juda, and they carried away from Rama the stones, and the timber that Baasa had prepared for the building: and he built with them Gabaa, and Maspha.

Nehemiah 2:8 And a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, to give me timber that I may cover the gates of the tower of the house, and the walls of the city, and the house that I shall enter into. And the king gave me according to the good hand of my God with me.

Context
The Builders of the Walls
6And Joiada the son of Phasea, and Mosollam the son of Besodia built the old gate: they covered it and set up the doors thereof, and the locks, and the bars. 7And next to them built Meltias the Gabaonite, and Jadon the Meronathite, the men of Gabaon and Maspha, for the governor that was in the country beyond the river.8And next to him built Eziel the son of Araia the goldsmith: and next to him built Ananias the son of the perfumer: and they left Jerusalem unto the wall of the broad street.…
Cross References
Ezra 4:11
(This is the copy of the letter, which they sent to him:) To Artaxerxes the king, thy servants, the men that are on this side of the river, send greeting.

Nehemiah 2:7
And I said to the king: If it seem good to the king, let him give me letters to the governors of the country beyond the river, that they convey me over, till I come into Judea:

Lexicon
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וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

to them,
יָדָ֨ם (yā·ḏām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

repairs were made
הֶחֱזִ֜יק (he·ḥĕ·zîq)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

by Melatiah
מְלַטְיָ֣ה (mə·laṭ·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4424: Melatiah -- 'Yah delivered', a Gibeonite

the Gibeonite,
הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗י (hag·giḇ·‘ō·nî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1393: Gibeonites -- inhabitants of Gibeon

Jadon
וְיָדוֹן֙ (wə·yā·ḏō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3036: Jadon -- a builder of the Jerusalem wall

the Meronothite,
הַמֵּרֹ֣נֹתִ֔י (ham·mê·rō·nō·ṯî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4824: Meronothite -- inhabitant of Meronoth

and the men
אַנְשֵׁ֥י (’an·šê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of Gibeon
גִבְע֖וֹן (ḡiḇ·‘ō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1391: Gibeon -- a Levitical city in Benjamin

and Mizpah,
וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑ה (wə·ham·miṣ·pāh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4709: Mizpah -- the name of several places in Israel

who were under the authority
לְכִסֵּ֕א (lə·ḵis·sê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3678: Seat of honor, throne

of the governor
פַּחַ֖ת (pa·ḥaṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6346: A governor

of the region west
עֵ֥בֶר (‘ê·ḇer)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5676: A region across, on the opposite side

of the Euphrates.
הַנָּהָֽר׃ (han·nā·hār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5104: A stream, prosperity


Additional Translations
Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, to the throne of the governor on this side the river.

And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, that appertained to the throne of the governor beyond the River.

And next to them repaired Maltias the Gabaonite, and Evaron the Meronothite, the men of Gabaon and Maspha, to the throne of the governor on this side the river.

And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, to the seat of the governor on this side the river.

And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, which appertained to the throne of the governor beyond the river.

And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, to the throne of the governor on this side of the river.

Next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, [that appertained] to the throne of the governor beyond the River.

And by their hand hath Melatiah the Gibeonite strengthened, and Jadon the Meronothite, men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, to the throne of the governor beyond the River.
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Appertained Authority Gibeon Gibeonite Governor Hand Jurisdiction Meronothite Mizpah Official Places Province Repaired Repairs River Ruler Seat Side Strengthened Throne Working
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