Nehemia 3:26

3:26 and the temple servants who were living on Ophel worked ¹  up to the area opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the protruding tower.

Nehemia 9:16

9:16 “But they – our ancestors ²  – behaved presumptuously; they rebelled ³  and did not obey your commandments.

[3:26]  ¹ tc The Hebrew text lacks the verb “worked.” It is implied, however, and has been supplied in the translation.

[9:16]  ² tn Heb “and our fathers.” The vav is explicative.

[9:16]  ³ tn Heb “they stiffened their neck” (so also in the following verse).