Nehemiah 1:2

1:2 Hanani, who was one of my relatives, ¹  along with some of the men from Judah, came to me, ²  and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped and had survived the exile, and about Jerusalem. ³ 

Nehemiah 2:13

2:13 I proceeded through the Valley Gate by night, in the direction of the Well of the Dragons ⁴  and the Dung Gate, ⁵  inspecting ⁶  the walls of Jerusalem that had been breached and its gates that had been destroyed by fire.

Nehemiah 4:7

4:7 (4:1) ⁷  When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the people of Ashdod heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem ⁸  had moved ahead and that the breaches had begun to be closed, they were very angry.

Nehemiah 6:1

Opposition to the Rebuilding Efforts Continues

6:1 When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and no breach remained in it (even though up to that time I had not positioned doors in the gates),

Nehemiah 6:18

6:18 For many in Judah had sworn allegiance to him, ⁹  because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. His son Jonathan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.

Nehemiah 8:12

8:12 So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food ¹⁰  with others ¹¹  and to enjoy tremendous joy, ¹²  for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.

Nehemiah 8:17

8:17 So all the assembly which had returned from the exile constructed temporary shelters and lived in them. The Israelites had not done so from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. Everyone experienced very great joy. ¹³ 

Nehemiah 13:6

13:6 During all this time I was not in Jerusalem, ¹⁴  for in the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes of Babylon, I had gone back to the king. After some time ¹⁵  I had requested leave of the king,

Nehemiah 13:10

13:10 I also discovered that the grain offerings for the Levites had not been provided, and that as a result the Levites and the singers who performed this work had all gone off to their fields.

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¹ tn Heb “brothers.”

² tn The Hebrew text does not include the words “to me”; these words were supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.

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⁴ tn Or “Well of the Serpents”; or “Well of the Jackals” (cf. ASV, NIV, NLT).

⁵ tn Or “Rubbish Gate” (so TEV); NASB “Refuse Gate”; NCV “Trash Gate”; CEV “Garbage Gate.”

⁶ tc For the MT reading שֹׂבֵר (sover, “inspecting”) the LXX erroneously has שֹׁבֵר (shover, “breaking”). However, further destruction of Jerusalem’s walls was obviously not a part of Nehemiah’s purpose.

⁷ sn Chapter 4 begins here in the Hebrew text (BHS). See the note at 4:1.

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⁹ tn Heb “were lords of oath.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “to send portions.”

¹¹ tn The Hebrew text does not include the phrase “with others” but it has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹² tn Heb “to make great joy.”

¹³ tn Heb “And there was very great joy.”

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¹⁵ tn Heb “to the end of days.”