Nehemia 5:8

5:8 I said to them, “To the extent possible we have bought back our fellow Jews ¹  who had been sold to the Gentiles. But now you yourselves want to sell your own countrymen, ²  so that we can then buy them back!” They were utterly silent, and could find nothing to say.

Nehemia 9:10

9:10 You performed awesome signs ³  against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians ⁴  had acted presumptuously ⁵  against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day.

Nehemia 9:15

9:15 You provided bread from heaven for them in their time of hunger, and you brought forth water from the rock for them in their time of thirst. You told them to enter in order to possess the land that you had sworn ⁶  to give them.

Nehemia 12:47

12:47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel was contributing the portions for the singers and gatekeepers, according to the daily need. ⁷  They also set aside ⁸  the portion for the Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.

[5:8]  ¹ tn Heb “our brothers, the Jews.”

[5:8]  ² tn Heb “your brothers.”

[9:10]  ³ tn Heb “signs and wonders.” This phrase is a hendiadys. The second noun functions adjectivally, while the first noun retains its full nominal sense: “awesome signs” or “miraculous signs.”

[9:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:10]  ⁵ tn Or “arrogantly” (so NASB); NRSV “insolently.”

[9:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “had lifted your hand.”

[12:47]  ⁷ tn Heb “a thing of a day in its day.”

[12:47]  ⁸ tn Heb “were sanctifying.”