And next to them, Ussiel, son of Charhaja, repaired [he belonged] to the goldsmiths (refineers) [who worked with metals—they worked together in their neighborhood]. And next to them, Chananja, one of the perfumers [who made spices, perfumes, and oils], repaired (Hebr. chazaq) and restored (Hebr. azav) Jerusalem [the city wall of Jerusalem] all the way to the broad wall.
[Hebr. azav is unusual. Most likely, this part of the wall was not in such bad shape that they needed to repair (Hebr. chazaq) it. It was enough to restore it. In this way, they made it even stronger. Some interpret the word as meaning that they "omitted/left out" (as the word can also mean, see, for example, ) it, in which case it could mean that they did not do any work here at all. The broad wall stretched westward between the Gate of Ephraim and the Tower of the Ovens ().]
