The well the princes dug, that the nobles of the people sank with their scepter and their staffs.” From the wilderness they went on to Mattanah.
Then Eliashib the kohen gadol and his brothers, the kohanim, arose and built the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set up its doors, dedicating it as far as the Tower of the Hundred and as far as the Tower of Hananel.
The men of Tekoa made repairs next to them, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work of their masters.
For Adonai is our Judge, Adonai is our Lawgiver, Adonai is our King— He will save us!
Then Israel sang this song, “Spring up, O well! Sing about it!”
From Mattanah they went on to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
Torah was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Yeshua the Messiah.
Torah Moses commanded us— a heritage for the community of Jacob.
There is only one lawgiver and judge—the One who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you who judges your neighbor?