Nehemiah

Nehemiah 3:26–27

²⁶and the temple servants^h living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out. ²⁷And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.

Footnotes

h 3:26 Hebrew the Nethinim; also in verse 31

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Nehemiah 3:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and the temple servants	וְהַ֨נְּתִינִ֔ים	wə·han·nə·ṯî·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5411 Nethinim, Temple-servants
living	יֹשְׁבִ֖ים	yō·šə·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on	בָּעֹ֑פֶל	bā·‘ō·p̄el	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6077 mound, hill
made repairs opposite	נֶ֜גֶד	ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
the Water	הַמַּ֙יִם֙	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
Gate	שַׁ֤עַר	ša·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
toward the east	לַמִּזְרָ֔ח	lam·miz·rāḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4217 place of sunrise, east
and the tower	וְהַמִּגְדָּ֖ל	wə·ham·miḡ·dāl	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4026 tower
that juts out	הַיּוֹצֵֽא׃ס	hay·yō·w·ṣê	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out

Nehemiah 3:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And next to them	אַחֲרָ֛יו	’a·ḥă·rāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H310 behind
the Tekoites	הַתְּקֹעִ֖ים	hat·tə·qō·‘îm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H8621 Tekoite
repaired	הֶחֱזִ֥יקוּ	he·ḥĕ·zî·qū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
another	שֵׁנִ֑ית	šê·nîṯ	Number - ordinal feminine singular	H8145 second
section	מִדָּ֣ה	mid·dāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment
from a point opposite	מִנֶּ֜גֶד	min·ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition-m	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
the great	הַגָּדוֹל֙	hag·gā·ḏō·wl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
tower	הַמִּגְדָּ֤ל	ham·miḡ·dāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4026 tower
that juts out	הַיּוֹצֵ֔א	hay·yō·w·ṣê	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to	וְעַ֖ד	wə·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the wall	חוֹמַ֥ת	ḥō·w·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2346 wall
of Ophel	הָעֹֽפֶל׃	hā·‘ō·p̄el	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6077 mound, hill

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Nehemiah 3:26 Nehemiah 8:1 · Nehemiah 11:21 · Nehemiah 8:3 · Nehemiah 12:37 · 2 Chronicles 33:14

Nehemiah 3:27 Nehemiah 3:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.