Nehemia 5:12

5:12 They replied, “We will return these things, ¹  and we will no longer demand anything from them. We will do just as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the wealthy and the officials ²  swear to do what had been promised. ³ 

Nehemia 9:6

9:6 You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, ⁴  along with all their multitude of stars, ⁵  the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

Nehemia 10:31

10:31 We will not buy ⁶  on the Sabbath or on a holy day from the neighboring peoples who bring their wares and all kinds of grain to sell on the Sabbath day. We will let the fields lie fallow every seventh year, and we will cancel every loan. ⁷ 

[5:12]  ¹ tn The words “these things” are not included in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[5:12]  ² tn Heb “took an oath from them”; the referents (the wealthy and the officials, cf. v. 7) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:12]  ³ tn Heb “according to this word.”

[9:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “the heavens of the heavens.”

[9:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “all their host.”

[10:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “take.”

[10:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “debt of every hand,” an idiom referring to the hand that holds legally binding contractual agreements.