Nehemiah 3:26-27

3:26 and the temple servants who were living on Ophel worked ¹  up to the area opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the protruding tower. 3:27 After them the men of Tekoa worked on another section, from opposite the great protruding tower to the wall of Ophel.

Nehemiah 3:25

3:25 After him Palal son of Uzai worked ²  opposite the buttress and the tower that protrudes from the upper palace ³  of the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh

¹ tc The Hebrew text lacks the verb “worked.” It is implied, however, and has been supplied in the translation.

² tc The MT lacks the phrase אַחֲרָיו הֶחֱזִיק (’akharayv hekheziq, “after him worked”). This phrase is used repeatedly in Neh 3:16-31 to introduce each worker and his location. It probably dropped out accidentally through haplography.

³ tn Heb “house of the king.”