Nehemia 1:3

1:3 They said to me, “The remnant that remains from the exile there in the province are experiencing considerable ¹  adversity and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem lies breached, and its gates have been burned down!” ² 

Nehemia 8:9

8:9 Then Nehemiah the governor, ³  Ezra the priestly scribe, ⁴  and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, ⁵  “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.

[1:3]  ¹ tn Heb “great.”

[1:3]  ² tn Heb “have been burned with fire” (so also in Neh 2:17). The expression “burned with fire” is redundant in contemporary English; the translation uses “burned down” for stylistic reasons.

[8:9]  ³ tc The unexpected reference to Nehemiah here has led some scholars to suspect that the phrase “Nehemiah the governor” is a later addition to the text and not original.

[8:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.”

[8:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “the people.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.