Nehemia 4:10

4:10 Then those in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers ¹  has failed! The debris is so great that we are unable to rebuild the wall.”

Nehemia 6:16

6:16 When all our enemies heard and all the nations who were around us saw ²  this, they were greatly disheartened. ³  They knew that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.

[4:10]  ¹ tn Heb “burden-bearers.”

[6:16]  ² tc The MT understands the root here to be יָרֵא (yare’, “to fear”) rather than רָאָה (ra’ah, “to see”).

[6:16]  ³ tn Heb “they greatly fell [i.e., were cast down] in their own eyes.” Some scholars suggest emending the reading of the MT, וַיִּפְּלוּ (vayyipÿlu) to וַיִּפָּלֵא (vayyippale’, “it was very extraordinary in their eyes”).