Nehemiah 3:27

After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
After	אַחֲרָ֛יו 'a.cha.Rav	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Tekoites	הַתְּקֹעִ֖ים ha.te.ko.'Im	H8621	a Tekoite or inhabitant of Tekoah · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
repaired	הֶחֱזִ֥יקוּ he.che.Zi.ku	H2388	to fasten upon · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
another	שֵׁנִ֑ית she.Nit	H8145	properly · ordinal number, feminine singular absolute
piece	מִדָּ֣ה mi.Dah	H4060	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
great	הַגָּדוֹל֙ ha.ga.dOl	H1419	great (in any sense) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
tower	הַמִּגְדָּ֤ל ha.mig.Dal	H4026	a tower (from its size or height) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
out	הַיּוֹצֵ֔א hai.yo.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
wall	חוֹמַ֥ת cho.Mat	H2346	a wall of protection · noun, common feminine singular construct
Ophel	הָעֹֽפֶל ha.'O.fel	H6077	Ophel · definite article + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Nehemiah 3:5 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 3:1–end

The best way to know how to divide this chapter is to observe how the work was divided among the undertakers, that every one might know what he had to do, and mind it accordingly with a holy emulation, and desire to excel, yet without any contention, animosity, or separate interest. No strife appears among them but which should do most for the public good. Several things are observable in the account here given of the building of the wall about Jerusalem: - I. That Eliashib the high priest, with his brethren the priests, led the van in this troop of builders, Neh 3:1. Ministers should be foremost in every good work; for their office obliges them to teach and quicken by their example, as wel…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 3:26

the Nethinims--Not only the priests and the Levites, but the common persons that belonged to the house of God, contributed to the work. The names of those who repaired the walls of Jerusalem are commemorated because it was a work of piety and patriotism to repair the holy city. It was an instance of religion and courage to defend the true worshippers of God, that they might serve Him in quietness and safety, and, in the midst of so many enemies, go on with this work, piously confiding in the power of God to support them [BISHOP PATRICK]. Next: Nehemiah Chapter 4

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 3:22

The priests, the men of the plain - Some of the officers of the temple, particularly the singers, dwelt in the plain country round about Jerusalem, Neh 12:28; and it is likely that several of the priests dwelt in the same place.

John Gill on Nehemiah 3:27

After them the Tekoites repaired another piece,.... Having finished what they undertook in another part of the wall, Nehemiah 3:5, they engage in this part of it; which shows their great zeal and diligence, when their nobles were so backward to it, and withdrew from it: over against the great tower that lieth out; the same as in the preceding verse: even unto the wall of Ophel; from right against the great tower unto the wall the Tekoites repaired.

The Church Fathers

After them, the Tekoites repaired another section, etc. Indeed, the wall of the temple is the body of the Lord Savior, about which He Himself said to the Jews: "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up" (John 2): which, of course, the temple of His body, His persecutors destroyed in death, but being raised up, and exalted to the heavens, His lovers saw in glory, and do not cease to see forever. Therefore, from the great and eminent tower, even to the wall of the temple, the structure of the holy city is reached, as every just person, from the height of contemplation, in which, with earthly temporals despised even in this life, they are elevated to aspire to celestial things, and in that life, with the brightness of the Lord's incarnation revealed, they also ascend to the eternity of divine glory. And because Tekoa means trumpet or horn, the Tekoites are interpreted as trumpeters, it is aptly said that the Tekoites built these things; for it is the duty of teachers, whose sound has gone out to all the earth, to reveal either the present gifts of God, or the future in His city, that is, the people of the faithful.
— Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

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Dictionary and topics

Ophel — Hill; mound, the long, narrow, rounded promontory on the southern slope of the temple hill, between the Tyropoeon and the Kedron valley (2 Chr. 27:3; 33:14; Neh. 3:26, 27). It was surrounded by a…
Tekoa, Or Tekoah — (a stockade).
Tekoite, The — Ira ben-Ikkesh, one of David’s warriors, is thus designated. (2 Samuel 23:26; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 27:8) The common people among the Tekoites displayed great activity in the repairs of the wall of…
Ophel · 27:3;33:14; — 27:3;33:14;
Tekoah · People of, work on the new wall of — People of, work on the new wall of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Nehemiah 3:27

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 3:1–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 3:26

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 3:22

John Gill on Nehemiah 3:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Nehemiah 3:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 3:1–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 3:26

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 3:22

John Gill on Nehemiah 3:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 3:26-27

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 3:25-26

Rashi on Nehemiah 3:26