Nehemiah 3:5-7
Amplified Bible
5 Next to him the men of Tekoa made repairs, but their nobles did not [a]support the work of their overseers.
6 Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired [b]the Old Gate. They laid its beams and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars. 7 Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, made repairs for the official seat (Jerusalem residence) of the governor [of the province] beyond the [Euphrates] River.
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- Nehemiah 3:5 Lit bring their necks to.
- Nehemiah 3:6 Located at the northwestern corner of the city.
Nehemiah 3:5-7
New International Version
5 The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa,(A) but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.[a]
6 The Jeshanah[b] Gate(B) 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(C) and Mizpah—Melatiah of Gibeon and Jadon of Meronoth—places under the authority of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 3:5 Or their Lord or the governor
- Nehemiah 3:6 Or Old
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