Nehemia 7:11

7:11 the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line ¹  of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;

Nehemia 7:29

7:29 the men of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

Nehemia 7:34

7:34 the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;

Nehemia 8:10

8:10 He said to them, “Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. ²  Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Nehemia 8:18

8:18 Ezra ³  read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. ⁴  They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly ⁵  as was required. ⁶ 

Nehemia 11:5

11:5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, from the descendants of Shelah. ⁷ 

Nehemia 11:8-9

11:8 and his followers, ⁸  Gabbai and Sallai – 928 in all. 11:9 Joel son of Zicri was the officer in charge of them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second-in-command over the city.

Nehemia 11:11

11:11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, supervisor in the temple of God,

Nehemia 12:17

12:17 of Abijah, Zicri; of Miniamin and ⁹  of Moadiah, Piltai;

[7:11]  ¹ tn Heb “to the sons of.”

[8:10]  ² tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[8:18]  ³ tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “the last day.”

[8:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “on the eighth day an assembly.” The words “they held” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “according to the judgment.”

[11:5]  ⁷ tc The translation reads מִן־הַשֵּׁלָנִי (min hashelani, “from the Shelahite”) rather than the MT reading בֶּן־הַשִּׁלֹנִי (ben hashiloni, “the son of the Shilionite”). See 1 Chr 9:5.

[11:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “those behind him.” Some scholars emend the text to וְאֶחָיו (vÿ’ekhayv, “his brothers”).

[12:17]  ⁹ tn Or “of Miniamin, …; of Moadiah, Piltai,” where the name of the leader of the family of Miniamin has dropped out of the text due to a problem in transmission.