Nehemia 2:18

2:18 Then I related to them how the good hand of my God was on me and what ¹  the king had said to me. Then they replied, “Let’s begin rebuilding right away!” ²  So they readied themselves ³  for this good project.

Nehemia 9:6

9:6 You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, ⁴  along with all their multitude of stars, ⁵  the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

Nehemia 9:8

9:8 When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a ⁶  covenant with him to give his descendants ⁷  the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise, ⁸  for you are righteous.

Nehemia 9:15

9:15 You provided bread from heaven for them in their time of hunger, and you brought forth water from the rock for them in their time of thirst. You told them to enter in order to possess the land that you had sworn ⁹  to give them.

Nehemia 9:29

9:29 And you solemnly admonished them in order to return them to your law, but they behaved presumptuously and did not obey your commandments. They sinned against your ordinances – those by which an individual, if he obeys them, ¹⁰  will live. They boldly turned from you; ¹¹  they rebelled ¹²  and did not obey.

Nehemia 12:24

12:24 And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their colleagues, who stood opposite them to offer praise and thanks, one contingent corresponding to the other, as specified by ¹³  David the man of God.

[2:18]  ¹ tn Heb “the words of the king which he had spoken to me.”

[2:18]  ² tn Heb “Arise! Let us rebuild!”

[2:18]  ³ tn Heb “strengthened their hands.”

[9:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “the heavens of the heavens.”

[9:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “all their host.”

[9:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “the” (so NAB).

[9:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “seed.”

[9:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “your words.”

[9:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “had lifted your hand.”

[9:29]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “if a man keep.” See note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.

[9:29]  ¹¹ tn Heb “they gave a stubborn shoulder.”

[9:29]  ¹² tn Heb “they stiffened their neck.”

[12:24]  ¹³ tn Heb “in [accord with] the commandment of.”