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 2:9

2:9 Then I went to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, and I presented to them the letters from the king. The king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.

Nehemiah 6:19

6:19 They were telling me about his good deeds and then taking back to him the things I said. ²  Tobiah, on the other hand, sent letters in order to scare ³  me.

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

² tn Heb “my words.”

³ tn Or “to intimidate” (so NIV, NRSV, NLT).