Rashi
Jewish
1040–1105
“the son of Hatzorefi the goldsmith, and he was named after his craft.”
The interpretation timeline
Neh 3:31
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Neh 3:31 · Douay-Rheims
“And within the chamber of the corner of the dock gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants built.”
Scholastic
c. 1100 – 1500
1105
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.