Nehemia 6:6

6:6 Written in it were the following words:

“Among the nations it is rumored ¹  (and Geshem ²  has substantiated ³  this) that you and the Jews have intentions of revolting, and for this reason you are building the wall. Furthermore, according to these rumors ⁴  you are going to become their king.

Nehemia 7:5

7:5 My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders, ⁵  the officials, and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I found the genealogical records ⁶  of those who had formerly returned. Here is what I found written in that record: ⁷ 

Nehemia 11:1

The Population of Jerusalem

11:1 So the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, ⁸  while the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to settle in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine ⁹  remained in other cities.

[6:6]  ¹ tn Heb “heard.”

[6:6]  ² tn Heb “Gashmu”; in Neh 2:19 this name appears as Geshem. Since it is important for the modern reader to recognize that this is the same individual, the form of the name used here in the translation is the same as that in v. 19.

[6:6]  ³ tn Heb “is saying.”

[6:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “words.” So also in v. 7.

[7:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “nobles”; NCV “important men.”

[7:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “the book of genealogy.”

[7:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “in it”; the referent (the genealogical record) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:1]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[11:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “nine of the hands.” The word “hand” is used here in the sense or a part or portion.