Nehemia 6:3

6:3 So I sent messengers to them saying, “I am engaged in ¹  an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?”

Nehemia 7:7

7:7 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.

The number of Israelite men ²  was as follows:

Nehemia 7:43

7:43 The Levites:

the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodaviah), 74.

Nehemia 7:46

7:46 The temple servants:

the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

Nehemia 8:12

8:12 So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food ³  with others ⁴  and to enjoy tremendous joy, ⁵  for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.

[6:3]  ¹ tn Heb “[am] doing.”

[7:7]  ² tn Heb “the men of the people of Israel.” Some English versions translate as “the people from Israel” (NCV) or “the Israelite people” (NRSV), but “men” should be retained because the following numbers presumably include only adult males.

[8:12]  ³ tn Heb “to send portions.”

[8:12]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text does not include the phrase “with others” but it has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “to make great joy.”