Nehemiah 3:5

Nehemiah 3:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work of their Lord.

Context of Nehemiah 3:5

3Now the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and installed its doors with its bolts and bars. 4Next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz made repairs. And next to him Meshullam the son of Berechiah the son of Meshezabel made repairs. And next to him Zadok the son of Baana also made repairs. Moreover, next to him the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not support the work of their masters. 6Now Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Ancient Gate; they laid its beams and installed its doors with its bolts and its bars. 7Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, also made repairs for the official seat of the governor of the province beyond the Euphrates River.

Nehemiah 3:5 word by word

וְעַל־יָדָ֖ם הֶחֱזִ֣יקוּ הַתְּקוֹעִ֑ים וְאַדִּֽירֵיהֶם֙ לֹא־הֵבִ֣יאוּ צַוָּרָ֔ם בַּעֲבֹדַ֖ת אֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• Moreover, nextעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Moreover, nextיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• him the Tekoitesתְּקוֹעִיteqô‛îy teqô‛îy · TekoaH8621
• madeחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• repairsחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• but their noblesאַדִּיר'addîyr · greatH117
• supportבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• supportצַוָּארtsavvâ'r tsavvâr tsavvârôn tsavvâ'râh · neckH6677
• the workעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · serviceH5656
• of their mastersאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:5

• Nehemiah 3:27After them the Tekoites repaired another section in front of the great projecting tower and as far as the wall of Ophel.
• 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent a messenger to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there, and said to her, “Please follow mourning rites, and put on mourning garments now, and do not anoint yourself with oil but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for many days.
• Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders from Tekoa, which he saw in visions concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
• Judges 5:23‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord, ‘Utterly curse its inhabitants, Because they did not come to the help of the Lord, To the help of the Lord against the warriors.’
• Jeremiah 5:4Then I said, “They are only the poor, They are foolish; For they do not know the way of the Lord Or the judgment of their God.
• 1 Corinthians 1:26For consider your calling, brothers and sisters, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;
• 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
• Jeremiah 27:2this is what the Lord has said to me: “Make for yourself restraints and yokes and put them on your neck,
• Jeremiah 30:8‘It shall come about on that day,’ declares the Lord of armies, ‘that I will break his yoke from their necks and will tear to pieces their restraints; and strangers will no longer make them their slaves.
• Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
• Acts 15:10Since this is the case, why are you putting God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear?

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Tekoites - See 2 Samuel 14:2 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Geshem, who controlled the area south of Tekoa, might have influenced Tekoa's leaders (Nehemiah 2:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. Then Eliashib the high priest--the grandson of Jeshua, and the first high priest after the return from Babylon. rose up with his brethren the priests--that is, set an example by commencing the work, their labors being confined to the sacred localities. and they builded the sheep gate--close to the temple. Its name arose either from the sheep market, or from the pool of Bethesda, which was there (Joh 5:2). There the sheep were washed and then taken to…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:5

• Lukewarmness
• Tekoah

In the dictionaries

• Genealogy
• Maccabees, Books of
• Malachi
• Neck
• Repair
• Tekoa

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings