# Tekoites repaired another section These phrases refer to repairing the wall. Alternate translation: "the Tekoites repaired another section of the wall" # the Tekoites These are people from the town of Tekoa. See how you translated this in [Nehemiah 3:5](../03/05.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]]) # the great projecting tower "the tall tower." The phrase "the projecting tower" means a tall tower that juts out from the wall. It is likely that this phrase refers to the same tower as "the tall tower" in verse 26.