Nehemiah 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.

Nehemiah 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 

Nehemiah 8:5

8:5 Ezra opened the book in plain view ³  of all the people, for he was elevated above all the people. When he opened the book, ⁴  all the people stood up.

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

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

[8:5]  ³ tn Heb “to the eyes.”

[8:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the book) has been specified in the translation for clarity.