Nehemia 3:17

3:17 After him the Levites worked – Rehum son of Bani and ¹  after him Hashabiah, head of half the district of Keilah, for his district.

Nehemia 8:9

8:9 Then Nehemiah the governor, ²  Ezra the priestly scribe, ³  and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, ⁴  “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.

Nehemia 8:17

8:17 So all the assembly which had returned from the exile constructed temporary shelters and lived in them. The Israelites had not done so from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. Everyone experienced very great joy. ⁵ 

Nehemia 9:37

9:37 Its abundant produce goes to the kings you have placed over us due to our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they see fit, ⁶  and we are in great distress!

[3:17]  ¹ tc The translation reads וְעַל (vÿ’al, “and unto”) with several medieval Hebrew MSS and some MSS of LXX, rather than the MT reading עַל (’al, “unto”).

[8:9]  ² 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]  ³ tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.”

[8:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “the people.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.

[8:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “And there was very great joy.”

[9:37]  ⁶ tn Heb “according to their desire.”