Nehemiah 3:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
And Eliashib the high priest riseth, and his brethren the priests, and they build the sheep-gate; they have sanctified it, and set up its doors, even unto the tower of Meah they have sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel;

King James Bible
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.

Hebrew
At the Sheep
הַצֹּ֔אן (haṣ·ṣōn)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock

Gate,
שַׁ֣עַר (ša·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate

Eliashib
אֶלְיָשִׁיב֩ (’el·yā·šîḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 475: Eliashib -- 'God restores', the name of several Israelites

the high
הַגָּד֜וֹל (hag·gā·ḏō·wl)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

priest
הַכֹּהֵ֨ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

and his fellow
וְאֶחָ֣יו (wə·’e·ḥāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

priests
הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

began
וַיָּ֡קָם (way·yā·qām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

rebuilding.
וַיִּבְנוּ֙ (way·yiḇ·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1129: To build

They
הֵ֣מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

dedicated it
קִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּ (qid·də·šū·hū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated

and installed
וַֽיַּעֲמִ֖ידוּ (way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

its doors.
דַּלְתֹתָ֑יו (dal·ṯō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

After building as far as
וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the Tower
מִגְדַּ֤ל (miḡ·dal)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers

of the Hundred
הַמֵּאָה֙ (ham·mê·’āh)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3968: A tower on the northern wall of Jerusalem

and the Tower
מִגְדַּ֥ל (miḡ·dal)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers

of Hananel,
חֲנַנְאֵֽל׃ (ḥă·nan·’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2606: God is gracious', a tower in Jerusalem

they dedicated [the wall].
קִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּ (qid·də·šū·hū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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