Rashi, on Neh 3:11

“Melchias the son of Herem, and Hasub the son of Phahath Moab, built half the street, and the tower of the furnaces.”

“a second measure Just like the measurement which his friend built before [him], so he also built like [his friend.] a second measure in the building of the wall. The expression of measure is inappropriate for the building of the gates because they have [a measure] only in the building of a part of the wall, for we do not find in the entire chapter of the building of the gates the expression of a measure. the Tower of the Furnaces He also built a tower by that name. All these towers in the chapter were built in the wall around the city.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.