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 2:5

2:5 and said to the king, “If the king is so inclined ⁴  and if your servant has found favor in your sight, dispatch me to Judah, to the city with the graves of my ancestors, so that I can rebuild it.”

Nehemiah 2:7

2:7 I said to the king, “If the king is so inclined, let him give me letters for the governors of Trans-Euphrates ⁵  that will enable me to travel safely until I reach Judah,

Nehemiah 4:16

4:16 From that day forward, half of my men were doing the work and half of them were taking up spears, ⁶  shields, bows, and body armor. Now the officers were behind all the people ⁷  of Judah

Nehemiah 6:7

6:7 You have also established prophets to announce ⁸  in Jerusalem ⁹  on your behalf, ‘We have a king in Judah!’ Now the king is going to hear about these rumors. So come on! Let’s talk about this.” ¹⁰ 

Nehemiah 6:18

6:18 For many in Judah had sworn allegiance to him, ¹¹  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 7:6

7:6 These are the people ¹²  of the province who returned ¹³  from the captivity of the exiles, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile. ¹⁴  They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his own city.

Nehemiah 11:25

11:25 As for the settlements with their fields, some of the people of Judah settled in Kiriath Arba and its neighboring villages, ¹⁵  in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its settlements,

Nehemiah 12:31

12:31 I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large choirs to give thanks. One was to proceed ¹⁶  on the top of the wall southward toward the Dung Gate.

Nehemiah 13:16

13:16 The people from Tyre ¹⁷  who lived there were bringing fish and all kinds of merchandise and were selling it on the Sabbath to the people of Judah – and in Jerusalem, of all places! ¹⁸ 

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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.

³ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁴ tn Heb “If upon the king it is good.” So also in v. 7.

⁵ tn Heb “across the river,” here and often elsewhere in the Book of Nehemiah.

⁶ tc The MT reads “and spears.” The conjunction should be deleted.

⁷ tn Heb “all the house.”

⁸ tn Heb “call.”

⁹ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹⁰ tn Heb “Let us consult together.”

¹¹ tn Heb “were lords of oath.”

¹² tn Heb “the sons of”; KJV, ASV “the children of”; NAB “the inhabitants of.”

¹³ tn Heb “who were going up.”

¹⁴ tc One medieval Hebrew manuscript has “to Babylon.” Cf. Ezra 2:1.

¹⁵ tn Heb “its daughters.” So also in vv. 27, 28, 30, and 31.

¹⁶ tc The translation reads וְהָאַחַת הֹלֶכֶת (vÿha’akhat holekhet, “and one was proceeding”) rather than the MT reading וְתַהֲלֻכֹת (vÿtahalukhot, “and processions”).

¹⁷ map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

¹⁸ tn The words “of all places” are not in the Hebrew text but have been supplied in the translation to indicate the emphasis on Jerusalem.