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Moreover, next to them the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not [a]support the service of their masters.

Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired (A)the Old Gate; they laid its beams and made its doors stand with its bolts and its bars. Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, [b]also made repairs for the official seat of the (B)governor of the province beyond the River.

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  1. Nehemiah 3:5 Lit bring their neck to
  2. Nehemiah 3:7 Or which was under the jurisdiction of the governor of the province beyond the River, also made repairs

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]

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. 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.

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  1. Nehemiah 3:5 Or their Lord or the governor
  2. Nehemiah 3:6 Or Old