Nehemia 2:19

2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard all this, ¹  they derided us and expressed contempt toward us. They said, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”

Nehemia 4:19

4:19 I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “The work is demanding ²  and extensive, and we are spread out on the wall, far removed from one another.

Nehemia 5:2

5:2 There were those who said, “With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain ³  grain in order to eat and stay alive.”

Nehemia 5:9

5:9 Then I ⁴  said, “The thing that you are doing is wrong! ⁵  Should you not conduct yourselves ⁶  in the fear of our God in order to avoid the reproach of the Gentiles who are our enemies?

Nehemia 7:64

7:64 They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but none were found. They were therefore excluded ⁷  from the priesthood.

Nehemia 8:6

8:6 Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people replied “Amen! Amen!” as they lifted their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

Nehemia 8:12

8:12 So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food ⁸  with others ⁹  and to enjoy tremendous joy, ¹⁰  for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.

Nehemia 9:3

9:3 For one-fourth of the day they stood in their place and read from the book of the law of the LORD their God, and for another fourth they were confessing their sins ¹¹  and worshiping the LORD their God.

Nehemia 9:31

9:31 However, due to your abundant mercy you did not do away with them altogether; you did not abandon them. For you are a merciful and compassionate God.

Nehemia 9:38

The People Pledge to be Faithful

9:38 (10:1) ¹²  “Because of all of this we are entering into a binding covenant ¹³  in written form; ¹⁴  our leaders, our Levites, and our priests have affixed their names ¹⁵  on the sealed document.”

Nehemia 13:1

Further Reforms by Nehemiah

13:1 On that day the book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing ¹⁶  of the people. They found ¹⁷  written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite may ever enter the assembly of God,

[2:19]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text does not include the words “all this,” but they have been added in the translation for clarity.

[4:19]  ² tn Heb “much.”

[5:2]  ³ tn Heb “take” (so also in v. 3).

[5:9]  ⁴ tc The translation reads with the Qere and the ancient versions וָאוֹמַר (va’omar, “and I said”) rather than the MT Kethib, וַיֹּאמֶר (vayyo’mer, “and he said”).

[5:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “not good.” The statement “The thing…is not good” is an example of tapeinosis, a figurative expression which emphasizes the intended point (“The thing…is wrong!”) by negating its opposite.

[5:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “[should you not] walk.”

[7:64]  ⁷ tn Heb “they were desecrated.”

[8:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “to send portions.”

[8:12]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew text does not include the phrase “with others” but it has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:12]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to make great joy.”

[9:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “confessing.” The words “their sins” are not present in the Hebrew text of v. 3, but are clearly implied here because they are explicitly stated in v. 2.

[9:38]  ¹² sn Beginning with 9:38, the verse numbers through 10:39 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 9:38 ET = 10:1 HT, 10:1 ET = 10:2 HT, 10:2 ET = 10:3 HT, etc., through 10:39 ET = 10:40 HT. Beginning with 11:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.

[9:38]  ¹³ tn Heb “we are cutting.”

[9:38]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and writing.”

[9:38]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “our leaders, our Levites, and our priests on the sealed document.” The Hebrew text is elliptical here; the words “have affixed their names” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons. Cf. v. 2.

[13:1]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “ears.”

[13:1]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “it was found.” The Hebrew verb is passive.