Nehemia 2:19

2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard all this, ¹  they derided us and expressed contempt toward us. They said, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”

Nehemia 4:19

4:19 I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “The work is demanding ²  and extensive, and we are spread out on the wall, far removed from one another.

Nehemia 6:18

6:18 For many in Judah had sworn allegiance to him, ³  because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. His son Jonathan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.

Nehemia 9:38

The People Pledge to be Faithful

9:38 (10:1) ⁴  “Because of all of this we are entering into a binding covenant ⁵  in written form; ⁶  our leaders, our Levites, and our priests have affixed their names ⁷  on the sealed document.”

[2:19]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text does not include the words “all this,” but they have been added in the translation for clarity.

[4:19]  ² tn Heb “much.”

[6:18]  ³ tn Heb “were lords of oath.”

[9:38]  ⁴ sn Beginning with 9:38, the verse numbers through 10:39 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 9:38 ET = 10:1 HT, 10:1 ET = 10:2 HT, 10:2 ET = 10:3 HT, etc., through 10:39 ET = 10:40 HT. Beginning with 11:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.

[9:38]  ⁵ tn Heb “we are cutting.”

[9:38]  ⁶ tn Heb “and writing.”

[9:38]  ⁷ tn Heb “our leaders, our Levites, and our priests on the sealed document.” The Hebrew text is elliptical here; the words “have affixed their names” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons. Cf. v. 2.