# Shallum ... Hallohesh

These are names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

# repaired, along with his daughters

These phrase refer to repairing the wall. Alternate translation: "repaired another section of the wall ... repaired the wall, along with his daughters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])

# Shallum son of Hallohesh, the ruler

Shallum was the ruler, not Hallohesh.

# ruler

leader or chief administrator. See how you translated this in [Nehemiah 3:9](../03/09.md).

# half the district

"Half" means one part out of two equal parts. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-fraction]])