OET interlinear NEH 5:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בִּ⁠מְלֶ֜אכֶת הַ⁠חוֹמָ֤ה הַ⁠זֹּאת֙ הֶחֱזַ֔קְתִּי

(Some words not found in UHB: and=also on,the_work_of of,the_wall (the),this devoted and,a_field not buy and=all servants_of,my gathered there on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,work )

Nehemiah describes himself as holding fast to, meaning “holding onto,” the work of rebuilding the wall. This means that he was devoted to it, and he did not pursue other interests, including ones that could have made money for him. Alternate translation: [I devoted myself to the work of rebuilding of the wall]

וְ⁠שָׂדֶ֖ה לֹ֣א קָנִ֑ינוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=also on,the_work_of of,the_wall (the),this devoted and,a_field not buy and=all servants_of,my gathered there on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,work )

We likely refers to Nehemiah and his relatives, since he mentions his servants next.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וְ⁠שָׂדֶ֖ה לֹ֣א קָנִ֑ינוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=also on,the_work_of of,the_wall (the),this devoted and,a_field not buy and=all servants_of,my gathered there on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,work )

Nehemiah is using the term field to describe any kind of real property that he and his relatives might have bought. Verse 11 shows that this could have included not just fields but also things like vineyards, olive orchards, and houses. He is describing all real property by reference to one kind, a field. Alternate translation: [My relatives and I did not buy any property]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠שָׂדֶ֖ה לֹ֣א קָנִ֑ינוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=also on,the_work_of of,the_wall (the),this devoted and,a_field not buy and=all servants_of,my gathered there on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,work )

The implication is that they could have bought property cheaply because the poor were so desperate. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: [My relatives and I did not buy any property, even though we could have gotten it cheaply because the poor were so desperate]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠כָל־נְעָרַ֔⁠י קְבוּצִ֥ים שָׁ֖ם עַל־הַ⁠מְּלָאכָֽה

and=all servants_of,my gathered (Some words not found in UHB: and=also on,the_work_of of,the_wall (the),this devoted and,a_field not buy and=all servants_of,my gathered there on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,work )

There means at the wall, and for the work means the work of rebuilding the wall. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translation: [I gathered all of my servants there to work on the wall]