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

3The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. 4Next to them Meremoth son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz made repairs. Adjacent to them Meshullam son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel made repairs, and next to them Zadok son of Baana made repairs. The men of Tekoa made repairs next to them, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work of their masters. 6Joiada son of Paseah, and Meshullam son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate. They laid its beams and set up its doors, its bolts and its bars. 7Adjacent to them worked Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, men from Gibeon and Mizpah who are under the jurisdiction of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.

Nehemiah 3:5 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And next unto themיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• the Tekoitesתְּקוֹעִיteqô‛îy teqô‛îy · TekoaH8621
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• but their noblesאַדִּיר'addîyr · greatH117
• putבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• not their necksצַוָּארtsavvâ'r tsavvâr tsavvârôn tsavvâ'râh · neckH6677
• to the workעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · serviceH5656
• of their Lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:5

• Nehemiah 3:27After him the men of Tekoa repaired another section from opposite the great projecting tower to the wall of the Ophel.
• 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent word to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there. He said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning clothes. Do not anoint yourself with oil but be like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.
• Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds from Tekoa. He perceived these words concerning Israel during the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and during the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
• Judges 5:23‘Curse Meroz!’ said the angel of Adonai, ‘Utterly curse its inhabitants, for they came not to the aid of Adonai, to the aid of Adonai among the mighty.’
• Jeremiah 5:4Then I said: These are only the poor. They are foolish. For they do not know the way of Adonai, the ordinance of their God.
• 1 Corinthians 1:26For you see your calling, brothers and sisters, that not many are wise according to human standards, not many are powerful, and not many are born well.
• 1 Timothy 6:17Direct those who are rich in this present age not to be proud or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God—who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
• Jeremiah 27:2thus says Adonai to me—“Make straps and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.
• Jeremiah 30:8It will be in that day” —it is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot— “that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and will tear off your bonds. Foreigners will no longer enslave him.
• 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 15:10Why then do you put God to the test by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples—which neither our fathers 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