en_tn/neh/03/16.md

translationWords

• en:tw:david
• en:tw:house
• en:tw:levite
• en:tw:mighty
• en:tw:ruler
• en:tw:son
• en:tw:tomb

translationNotes

• Nehemiah - A different Nehemiah from the person who authored this book
• ruler - "chief administrator" or "leader"
• Nehemiah...Azbuk...David...Rehum...Bani...Hashabiah - These are names of males. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:translate_names)
• Bethzur...Keilah - These are names of places. (see: en:ta:vol1:translate:translate_names)
• repaired to the place - "repaired the wall up to the place" (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_explicit)
• tombs of David - "the tombs of David's royal house"
• the house of the mighty men - This may refer to the barracks where David housed his best troops.
• mighty men - "warriors"
• After him - "Just beyond him" or "In the next area"
• the Levites repaired, including Rehum - "the Levites repaired the wall. Among them was Rehum"
• next to him Hashabiah - "next to him Hashanah worked"
• for his district - "representing his district" or "on behalf of his district"