Nehemia 3:17

3:17 After him the Levites worked – Rehum son of Bani and ¹  after him Hashabiah, head of half the district of Keilah, for his district.

Nehemia 7:63

7:63 And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a woman from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).

Nehemia 9:29

9:29 And you solemnly admonished them in order to return them to your law, but they behaved presumptuously and did not obey your commandments. They sinned against your ordinances – those by which an individual, if he obeys them, ²  will live. They boldly turned from you; ³  they rebelled ⁴  and did not obey.

Nehemia 11:4

11:4 some of the descendants of Judah and some of the descendants of Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.)

Of the descendants of Judah:

Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, from the descendants of Perez;

Nehemia 11:25

11:25 As for the settlements with their fields, some of the people of Judah settled in Kiriath Arba and its neighboring villages, ⁵  in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its settlements,

Nehemia 12:27

The Wall of Jerusalem is Dedicated

12:27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, ⁶  they sought out the Levites from all the places they lived ⁷  to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication joyfully with songs of thanksgiving and songs accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

Nehemia 13:19

13:19 When the evening shadows ⁸  began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered ⁹  the doors to be closed. I further directed that they were not to be opened until after the Sabbath. I positioned ¹⁰  some of my young men at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.

Nehemia 13:25

13:25 So I entered a complaint with them. I called down a curse on them, and I struck some of the men and pulled out their hair. I had them swear by God saying, “You will not marry off ¹¹  your daughters to their sons, and you will not take any of their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!

[3:17]  ¹ tc The translation reads וְעַל (vÿ’al, “and unto”) with several medieval Hebrew MSS and some MSS of LXX, rather than the MT reading עַל (’al, “unto”).

[9:29]  ² tn Heb “if a man keep.” See note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.

[9:29]  ³ tn Heb “they gave a stubborn shoulder.”

[9:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “they stiffened their neck.”

[11:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “its daughters.” So also in vv. 27, 28, 30, and 31.

[12:27]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[12:27]  ⁷ tn Heb “from all their places.” The words “they lived” are implied.

[13:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “the gates of Jerusalem grew dark.”

[13:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “said” (so also in v. 22).

[13:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “caused to stand.”

[13:25]  ¹¹ tn Heb “give.”