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And next to themוְעַל יָדָםthe Tekoitesהַתְּקוֹעִיםrepaired;הֶחֱזִיקוּbut their noblesוְאַדִּירֵיהֶםdid notלֹאputהֵבִיאוּtheir neckצַוָּרָםto the serviceבַּעֲבֹדַתof their lords.אֲדֹנֵיהֶם
Nehemiah 3:5
Study it in the app“And next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles did not put their neck to the service of their lords.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 3:5, word by word
- And next to themיָדָyada
beside
Literally "the hand": the side or edge of something.
Where else “yada” appears- the Tekoitesתְּקוֹעִיםtekoim
Tekoite
Tekoite: a person from Tekoa.
Where else “tekoim” appears- repairedהֶחֱזִיקוּhecheziku
repair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “hecheziku” appears- but their noblesאַדִּירֵיadire
noble
The important men of a people, those of highest rank.
Where else “adire” appears- putהֵבִיאוּheviu
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “heviu” appears- their neckצַוָּרָtsavara
neck
The neck.
Where else “tsavara” appears- to the serviceעֲבֹדַתavodat
bondage
Work imposed by another, or the hard burden of one who does it as a slave.
Where else “avodat” appears- of their lordsאֲדֹנֵיadone
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appears
Translation note
“Put the neck”: like the ox under the yoke; they did not want to work. “Their lords”: those who directed the work; the word can also be read “their Lord.”
The context
4And next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired; and next to them Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, repaired; and next to them Zadok the son of Baana repaired.
5 · This verse (above)
6And the Old Gate Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired; they laid its beams and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.