Nehemia 8:9
Konteks8:9 Then Nehemiah the governor, 1 Ezra the priestly scribe, 2 and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, 3 “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.
Nehemia 9:5
Konteks9:5 The Levites – Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah – said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God!”
“May you be blessed, O LORD our God, from age to age. 4 May your glorious name 5 be blessed; may it be lifted up above all blessing and praise.
Nehemia 10:34
Konteks10:34 “We – the priests, the Levites, and the people – have cast lots concerning the wood offerings, to bring them to the temple of our God according to our families 6 at the designated times year by year to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as is written in the law.
[8:9] 1 tc The unexpected reference to Nehemiah here has led some scholars to suspect that the phrase “Nehemiah the governor” is a later addition to the text and not original.
[8:9] 2 tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.”
[8:9] 3 tn Heb “the people.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.
[9:5] 4 tc The MT reads here only “from age to age,” without the preceding words “May you be blessed, O