Nehemiah 3:5

New English Translation

⁵The 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]

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).

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