Nehemiah

Nehemiah 3:5

⁵Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.^a

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Next	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
to him	יָדָ֖ם	yā·ḏām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
the Tekoites	הַתְּקוֹעִ֑ים	hat·tə·qō·w·‘îm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H8621 Tekoite
made repairs	הֶחֱזִ֣יקוּ	he·ḥĕ·zî·qū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
but their nobles	וְאַדִּֽירֵיהֶם֙	wə·’ad·dî·rê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H117 majestic
did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
put	הֵבִ֣יאוּ	hê·ḇî·’ū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
their shoulders	צַוָּרָ֔ם	ṣaw·wā·rām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6677 neck, back of neck
to the work	בַּעֲבֹדַ֖ת	ba·‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5656 labour, service
under their supervisors	אֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃ס	’ă·ḏō·nê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H113 lord

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.