Nehemia 2:12

2:12 I got up during the night, along with a few men who were with me. But I did not tell anyone what my God was putting on my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me, except for the one ¹  I was riding.

Nehemia 6:3

6:3 So I sent messengers to them saying, “I am engaged in ²  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 6:11

6:11 But I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Would someone like me flee to the temple in order to save his life? ³  I will not go!”

Nehemia 13:1

Further Reforms by Nehemiah

13:1 On that day the book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing ⁴  of the people. They found ⁵  written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite may ever enter the assembly of God,

[2:12]  ¹ tn Heb “the animal.”

[6:3]  ² tn Heb “[am] doing.”

[6:11]  ³ tn Heb “go into the temple and live.”

[13:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “ears.”

[13:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “it was found.” The Hebrew verb is passive.