Discovery BoxNehemiah 3:5 
Context3:5 The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders 1 would not assist 2 with the work of their master. 3
Nehemiah 3:27
Context3:27 After them the men of Tekoa worked on another section, from opposite the great protruding tower to the wall of Ophel.
1 tn Heb “their nobles.”
2 tn Heb “bring their neck.”
3 tn The plural form אֲדֹנֵיהֶם (’adonehem, “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).
