Nehemiah 3:5

3:5 The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders ¹  would not assist ²  with the work of their master. ³ 

Nehemiah 4:6

4:6 So we rebuilt the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height. ⁴  The people were enthusiastic in their work. ⁵ 

Nehemiah 4:17

4:17 who were rebuilding the wall. ⁶  Those who were carrying loads did so ⁷  by keeping one hand on the work and the other on their weapon.

Nehemiah 7:70

7:70 Some of the family leaders ⁸  contributed to the work. The governor contributed to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, ⁹  50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.

Nehemiah 10:32

10:32 We accept responsibility for fulfilling ¹⁰  the commands to give ¹¹  one third of a shekel each year for the work of the temple ¹²  of our God,

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¹ tn Heb “their nobles.”

² tn Heb “bring their neck.”

³ tn The plural form אֲדֹנֵיהֶם (’adonehem, “lords”) is probably a plural of majesty referring to Nehemiah (e.g., Isa 19:4; see GKC 399 §124.i). However, some English versions take the plural to refer to the “supervisors” (NIV, NCV, TEV) and others to “their Lord” (KJV, NRSV).

⁴ tn Heb “up to its half.”

⁵ tn Heb “the people had a heart to work.”

⁶ tn The first words of v. 17, “who were rebuilding the wall,” should be taken with the latter part of v. 16.

⁷ tn Heb “were carrying loads.” The LXX reads ἐν ὅπλοις (en hoplois, “with weapons”).

⁸ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”

⁹ tn Heb “darics” (also in vv. 71, 72).

¹⁰ tn Heb “cause to stand on us.”

¹¹ tc The MT reads “to give upon us.” However, the term עָלֵינוּ (’alenu, “upon us”) should probably be deleted, following a few medieval Hebrew MSS, the Syriac Peshitta, and the Vulgate.

¹² tn Heb “house” (also in vv. 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39).