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 8:12
8:12 So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food 1 with others 2 and to enjoy tremendous joy, 3 for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.
Nehemiah 9:10
9:10 You performed awesome signs 4 against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians 5 had acted presumptuously 6 against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day.
Nehemiah 9:18
9:18 even when they made a cast image of a calf for themselves and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up from Egypt,’ or when they committed atrocious 7 blasphemies.
1 tn Heb “to send portions.”
2 tn The Hebrew text does not include the phrase “with others” but it has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “to make great joy.”
4 tn Heb “signs and wonders.” This phrase is a hendiadys. The second noun functions adjectivally, while the first noun retains its full nominal sense: “awesome signs” or “miraculous signs.”
5 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Or “arrogantly” (so NASB); NRSV “insolently.”
7 tn Heb “great.”