Nehemiah 3:5

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 

Jud 5:23; 2Sa 14:2; Ne 3:27; Jer 5:4,5; Jer 27:2,8,12; Jer 30:8,9; Am 1:1; Mt 11:29; Ac 15:10; 1Co 1:26; 1Ti 6:17,18

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).