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Nehemiah 3:5-7
New English Translation
Nehemiah 3:5-7
New English Translation
5 The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders[a] would not assist[b] with the work of their master.[c]
6 Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah worked on the Jeshanah Gate.[d] They laid its beams and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars. 7 Adjacent to them worked Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, who were men of Gibeon and Mizpah. These towns were under the jurisdiction[e] of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.
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- Nehemiah 3:5 tn Heb “their nobles.”
- Nehemiah 3:5 tn Heb “bring their neck.”
- Nehemiah 3:5 tn The plural form אֲדֹנֵיהֶם (ʾadonehem, “lords”) is probably a plural of majesty referring to Nehemiah (e.g., Isa 19:4; see GKC 399 §124.i). However, some English versions take the plural to refer to the “supervisors” (NIV, NCV, TEV) and others to “their Lord” (KJV, NRSV).
- Nehemiah 3:6 tn Or “the Old Gate” (cf. KJV, ASV, NASB, NCV, NRSV, NLT).
- Nehemiah 3:7 tn Heb “to the seat.”
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