Nehemiah 3:5

5 The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.[a]

Nehemiah 3:5 in Other Translations

KJV
5 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
ESV
5 And next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord.
NLT
5 Next were the people from Tekoa, though their leaders refused to work with the construction supervisors.
MSG
5 and next to him the Tekoites (except for their nobles, who wouldn't work with their master and refused to get their hands dirty with such work).
CSB
5 Beside them the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not lift a finger to help their supervisors.

Nehemiah 3:5 In-Context

3 The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and put its doors and bolts and bars in place.
4 Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired the next section. Next to him Meshullam son of Berekiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs, and next to him Zadok son of Baana also made repairs.
5 The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
6 The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place.
7 Next to them, repairs were made by men from Gibeon and Mizpah—Melatiah of Gibeon and Jadon of Meronoth—places under the authority of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.

Cross References 1

  • 1. ver 27; S 2 Samuel 14:2

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "their Lord" or "the governor"
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