Nehemia 7:5
Konteks7:5 My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders, 1 the officials, and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I found the genealogical records 2 of those who had formerly returned. Here is what I found written in that record: 3
Nehemia 8:3
Konteks8:3 So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon 4 before the men and women and those children who could understand. 5 All the people were eager to hear 6 the book of the law.
Nehemia 13:1
Konteks13:1 On that day the book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing 7 of the people. They found 8 written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite may ever enter the assembly of God,
[7:5] 1 tn Heb “nobles”; NCV “important men.”
[7:5] 2 tn Heb “the book of genealogy.”
[7:5] 3 tn Heb “in it”; the referent (the genealogical record) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[8:3] 4 tn Heb “from the light till the noon of the day.”
[8:3] 5 tn Heb “all who could hear with understanding.” The word “children” is understood to be implied here by a number of English versions (e.g., NAB, TEV, NLT).