Nehemiah 6:19

6:19 They were telling me about his good deeds and then taking back to him the things I said. ¹  Tobiah, on the other hand, sent letters in order to scare ²  me.

Nehemiah 8:13

8:13 On the second day of the month the family leaders ³  met with ⁴  Ezra the scribe, together with all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to consider the words of the law.

[6:19]  ¹ tn Heb “my words.”

[6:19]  ² tn Or “to intimidate” (so NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[8:13]  ³ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”

[8:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “were gathered to”; NAB, NIV “gathered around”; NRSV “came together to.”