Nehemiah 2:16

2:16 The officials did not know where I had gone or what I had been doing, for up to this point I had not told any of the Jews or the priests or the nobles or the officials or the rest of the workers.

Nehemiah 5:2

5:2 There were those who said, “With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain ¹  grain in order to eat and stay alive.”

Nehemiah 6:9

6:9 All of them were wanting ²  to scare us, supposing, “Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won’t get done.”

So now, strengthen my hands! ³ 

Nehemiah 8:12

8:12 So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food ⁴  with others ⁵  and to enjoy tremendous joy, ⁶  for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.

Nehemiah 9:11

9:11 You split the sea before them, and they crossed through ⁷  the sea on dry ground! But you threw their pursuers ⁸  into the depths, like a stone into surging ⁹  waters.

Nehemiah 9:23

9:23 You multiplied their descendants like the stars of the sky. You brought them to the land you had told their ancestors to enter in order to possess.

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¹ tn Heb “take” (so also in v. 3).

² tn The participle has a desiderative nuance here, describing the desire of the subject and not necessarily the actual outcome. See also v. 14.

³ tn The statement “So now, strengthen my hands” is frequently understood as an implied prayer, but is taken differently by NAB (“But instead, I now redoubled my efforts”).

⁴ tn Heb “to send portions.”

⁵ tn The Hebrew text does not include the phrase “with others” but it has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “to make great joy.”

⁷ tn Heb “in the midst of.”

⁸ tn Heb “those who pursued them.”

⁹ tn Heb “mighty.”