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Christian Standard Bible ®

Nehemiah 3:5

Beside them the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not lift a finger to help their supervisors.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Lukewarmness;   Tekoah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Duty;   Earnestness-Indifference;   Indifference;   Neglect;   Service;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Eliashib;   Hananeel, Tower of;   Tekoa;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Nehemiah;   Tekoa;   Tekoite;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Isaiah, Book of;   Meshullam;   Neck;   Nehemiah;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Consecrate, Consecration;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Locks;   Tekoite ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jerusalem;   Tekoa;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Malachi;   Neck;   Tekoa;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles didn't put their necks to the work of their lord.
King James Version
And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord .
English Standard Version
And next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord.
New Century Version
The people from Tekoa made repairs next to them, but the leading men of Tekoa would not work under their supervisors.
New English Translation
The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders would not assist with the work of their master.
Amplified Bible
Next to him the men of Tekoa made repairs, but their nobles did not support the work of their overseers.
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, next to him the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not support the work of their masters.
World English Bible
Next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles didn't put their necks to the work of their lord.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And next vnto them fortified the Tekoites: but the great men of them put not their neckes to the worke of their lordes.
Legacy Standard Bible
Moreover, next to them the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not support the service of their masters.
Berean Standard Bible
Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
Contemporary English Version
The next section was to be repaired by the men of Tekoa, but their town leaders refused to do the hard work they were assigned.
Complete Jewish Bible
Next to them the men from T'koa made repairs; but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work of their Lord.
Darby Translation
And next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
Easy-to-Read Version
The men from Tekoa repaired the next section of the wall, but the leaders from Tekoa refused to work for Nehemiah their governor.
George Lamsa Translation
And next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their chiefs did not burden themselves with the work of their Lord.
Good News Translation
The men of Tekoa built the next section, but the leading men of the town refused to do the manual labor assigned them by the supervisors.
Lexham English Bible
Next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles did not put their neck to the work of their lord.
Literal Translation
And next to their hand the Tekoites made strong. But their nobles did not put their necks to the work of their Lord.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Nexte vnto him buylded they of Thecoa. But their greate me put not their neckes to ye seruyce of their lorde.
American Standard Version
And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their lord.
Bible in Basic English
Near them, the Tekoites were at work; but their chiefs did not put their necks to the work of their Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And next vnto hym buylded they of Thekoa: But the great men that were among them put not their neckes to the worke of their Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; and their nobles put not their necks to the work of their lord.
King James Version (1611)
And uext vnto them, the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their neckes to the worke of their Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And next to them the Thecoim took their place; but the Adorim applied not their neck to their service.
English Revised Version
And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their lord.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And men of Thecue bildiden bisidis hym; but the principal men of hem puttiden not her neckis vndur in the werk of her Lord God.
Update Bible Version
And next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles did not put their necks to the work of their lord.
Webster's Bible Translation
And next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
New King James Version
Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their shoulders [fn] to the work of their Lord.
New Living Translation
Next were the people from Tekoa, though their leaders refused to work with the construction supervisors.
New Life Bible
Next to him the Tekoites did the needed work, but their rulers would not do the work they were told to do by their lords.
New Revised Standard
Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work of their Lord.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, at their hand, repaired, the Tekoites, - but, their chiefs, put not their neck into the service of their lords.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And next to them the Thecuites built: but their great men did not put their necks to the work of their Lord.
Revised Standard Version
And next to them the Teko'ites repaired; but their nobles did not put their necks to the work of their Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
and by his hand have the Tekoites strengthened, and their honourable ones have not brought in their neck to the service of their Lord.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Moreover, next to him the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not support the work of their masters.

Contextual Overview

1The high priest Eliashib and his fellow priests began rebuilding the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building the wall to the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated it. 2The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and next to them Zaccur son of Imri built. 3The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They built it with beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. 4Next to them Meremoth son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Beside them Meshullam son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to them Zadok son of Baana made repairs. 5Beside them the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not lift a finger to help their supervisors.6Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate. They built it with beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. 7Next to them the repairs were done by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River. 8After him Uzziel son of Harhaiah, the goldsmith, made repairs, and next to him Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. 9Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. 10After them Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house. Next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Tekoites: Nehemiah 3:27, 2 Samuel 14:2, Amos 1:1

their nobles: Judges 5:23, Jeremiah 5:4, Jeremiah 5:5, 1 Corinthians 1:26, 1 Timothy 6:17, 1 Timothy 6:18

put not: Jeremiah 27:2, Jeremiah 27:8, Jeremiah 27:12, Jeremiah 30:8, Jeremiah 30:9, Matthew 11:29, Acts 15:10

Reciprocal: Numbers 21:18 - princes 2 Chronicles 11:6 - Tekoa Nehemiah 6:17 - the nobles

Cross-References

Genesis 2:17
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will certainly die.”
Genesis 3:2
The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit from the trees in the garden.
Genesis 3:3
But about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God said, ‘You must not eat it or touch it, or you will die.’”
Genesis 3:6
The woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Genesis 3:7
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
Genesis 3:10
And he said, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.”
Genesis 3:13
So the Lord God asked the woman, “What is this you have done?”
Genesis 3:14
So the Lord God said to the serpent:
Genesis 3:15
I will put hostility between you and the woman,and between your offspring and her offspring.He will strike your head,and you will strike his heel.
Genesis 3:22
The Lord God said, “Since the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach out, take from the tree of life, eat, and live forever.”

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And next unto them the Tekoites repaired,.... The inhabitants of Tekoa, a city in the tribe of Judah; see Amos 1:1

but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord; either of Nehemiah, as some, or rather of the lord and prince appointed over their families, as Aben Ezra, to whom they would not be subject; though it seems best, with Jarchi, to understand it of the Lord their God, by whose command this work was begun; but they refused to give any assistance to it with their purses or presence, but withdrew from it, as refractory oxen withdraw their necks from the yoke. This is observed to their disgrace, when the common people of their city were ready to work, and did.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Tekoites - See 2 Samuel 14:2 note.


 
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