Nehemia 7:5
Konteks7:5 My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders, 1 the officials, and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I found the genealogical records 2 of those who had formerly returned. Here is what I found written in that record: 3
Nehemia 8:9
Konteks8:9 Then Nehemiah the governor, 4 Ezra the priestly scribe, 5 and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, 6 “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.
[7:5] 1 tn Heb “nobles”; NCV “important men.”
[7:5] 2 tn Heb “the book of genealogy.”
[7:5] 3 tn Heb “in it”; the referent (the genealogical record) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[8:9] 4 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] 5 tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.”
[8:9] 6 tn Heb “the people.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.