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 8:1
8:1 all the people gathered together 4 in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked 5 Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel.
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 “like one man.”
5 tn Heb “said [to].”