Nehemia 5:16

5:16 I gave myself to the work on this wall, without even purchasing ¹  a field. All my associates were gathered there for the work.

Nehemia 6:12

6:12 I recognized the fact that God had not sent him, for he had spoken the prophecy against me as a hired agent of Tobiah and Sanballat. ² 

Nehemia 8:2-3

8:2 So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which included men and women and all those able to understand what they heard. (This happened on the first day of the seventh month.) 8:3 So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon ³  before the men and women and those children who could understand. ⁴  All the people were eager to hear ⁵  the book of the law.

Nehemia 8:5

8:5 Ezra opened the book in plain view ⁶  of all the people, for he was elevated above all the people. When he opened the book, ⁷  all the people stood up.

Nehemia 8:12

8:12 So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food ⁸  with others ⁹  and to enjoy tremendous joy, ¹⁰  for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.

[5:16]  ¹ tn Heb “we did not purchase.”

[6:12]  ² tn Heb “and Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.”

[8:3]  ³ tn Heb “from the light till the noon of the day.”

[8:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “all who could hear with understanding.” The word “children” is understood to be implied here by a number of English versions (e.g., NAB, TEV, NLT).

[8:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “the ears of all the people were toward.”

[8:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “to the eyes.”

[8:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the book) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “to send portions.”

[8:12]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew text does not include the phrase “with others” but it has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:12]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to make great joy.”