Nehemiah 2:2

2:2 So the king said to me, “Why do you appear to be depressed when you aren’t sick? What can this be other than sadness of heart?” This made me very fearful.

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 ¹  that will enable me to travel safely until I reach Judah,

Nehemiah 2:17

2:17 Then I said to them, “You see the problem that we have: Jerusalem is desolate and its gates are burned. Come on! Let’s rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that this reproach will not continue.”

Nehemiah 4:15

4:15 It so happened that when our adversaries heard that we were aware of these matters, ²  God frustrated their intentions. Then all of us returned to the wall, each to his own work.

Nehemiah 6:3

6:3 So I sent messengers to them saying, “I am engaged in ³  an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?”

Nehemiah 6:7

6:7 You have also established prophets to announce ⁴  in Jerusalem ⁵  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.” ⁶ 

Nehemiah 6:9

6:9 All of them were wanting ⁷  to scare us, supposing, “Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won’t get done.”

So now, strengthen my hands! ⁸ 

Nehemiah 8:2-3

8:2 So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which included men and women and all those able to understand what they heard. (This happened on the first day of the seventh month.) 8:3 So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon ⁹  before the men and women and those children who could understand. ¹⁰  All the people were eager to hear ¹¹  the book of the law.

Nehemiah 8:12

8:12 So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food ¹²  with others ¹³  and to enjoy tremendous joy, ¹⁴  for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.

Nehemiah 9:30

9:30 You prolonged your kindness ¹⁵  with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention, ¹⁶  so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. ¹⁷ 

Nehemiah 11:1

The Population of Jerusalem

11:1 So the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, ¹⁸  while the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to settle in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine ¹⁹  remained in other cities.

Nehemiah 13:28

13:28 Now one of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite. So I banished him from my sight.

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¹ tn Heb “across the river,” here and often elsewhere in the Book of Nehemiah.

² tn Heb “it was known to us.”

³ tn Heb “[am] doing.”

⁴ tn Heb “call.”

⁵ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁶ tn Heb “Let us consult together.”

⁷ tn The participle has a desiderative nuance here, describing the desire of the subject and not necessarily the actual outcome. See also v. 14.

⁸ 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”).

⁹ tn Heb “from the light till the noon of the day.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “all who could hear with understanding.” The word “children” is understood to be implied here by a number of English versions (e.g., NAB, TEV, NLT).

¹¹ tn Heb “the ears of all the people were toward.”

¹² tn Heb “to send portions.”

¹³ tn The Hebrew text does not include the phrase “with others” but it has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ tn Heb “to make great joy.”

¹⁵ tn The Hebrew expression here is elliptical. The words “your kindness” are not included in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹⁶ tn Heb “did not give ear to.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.”

¹⁸ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹⁹ tn Heb “nine of the hands.” The word “hand” is used here in the sense or a part or portion.