Nehemiah 2:12
2:12 I got up during the night, along with a few men who were with me. But I did not tell anyone what my God was putting on my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me, except for the one 1 I was riding.
Nehemiah 7:5
7:5 My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders, 2 the officials, and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I found the genealogical records 3 of those who had formerly returned. Here is what I found written in that record: 4
Nehemiah 9:8
9:8 When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a 5 covenant with him to give his descendants 6 the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise, 7 for you are righteous.
1 tn Heb “the animal.”
2 tn Heb “nobles”; NCV “important men.”
3 tn Heb “the book of genealogy.”
4 tn Heb “in it”; the referent (the genealogical record) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “the” (so NAB).
6 tn Heb “seed.”
7 tn Heb “your words.”