Nehemia 3:5

3:5 The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders ¹  would not assist ²  with the work of their master. ³ 

Nehemia 5:19

5:19 Please remember me for good, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.

Nehemia 7:60

7:60 All the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392.

Nehemia 11:23

11:23 For they were under royal orders ⁴  which determined their activity day by day. ⁵ 

[3:5]  ¹ tn Heb “their nobles.”

[3:5]  ² tn Heb “bring their neck.”

[3:5]  ³ tn The plural form אֲדֹנֵיהֶם (’adonehem, “lords”) is probably a plural of majesty referring to Nehemiah (e.g., Isa 19:4; see GKC 399 §124.i). However, some English versions take the plural to refer to the “supervisors” (NIV, NCV, TEV) and others to “their Lord” (KJV, NRSV).

[11:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “the commandment of the king was over them.”

[11:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “a thing of a day in its day.”