Nehemia 9:16

9:16 “But they – our ancestors ¹  – behaved presumptuously; they rebelled ²  and did not obey your commandments.

Kisah Para Rasul 7:51

7:51 “You stubborn ³  people, with uncircumcised ⁴  hearts and ears! ⁵  You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors ⁶  did!

[9:16]  ¹ tn Heb “and our fathers.” The vav is explicative.

[9:16]  ² tn Heb “they stiffened their neck” (so also in the following verse).

[7:51]  ³ sn Traditionally, “stiff-necked people.” Now the critique begins in earnest.

[7:51]  ⁴ tn The term ἀπερίτμητοι (aperitmhtoi, “uncircumcised”) is a NT hapax legomenon (occurs only once). See BDAG 101-2 s.v. ἀπερίτμητος and Isa 52:1.

[7:51]  ⁵ tn Or “You stubborn and obstinate people!” (The phrase “uncircumcised hearts and ears” is another figure for stubbornness.)

[7:51]  ⁶ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”