Nehemiah 4:11

4:11 Our adversaries also boasted, 1  “Before they are aware or anticipate 2  anything, we will come in among them and kill them, and we will bring this work to a halt!”

Nehemiah 5:11

5:11 This very day return to them their fields, their vineyards, their olive trees, and their houses, along with the interest 3  that you are exacting from them on the money, the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil.”

Nehemiah 9:22

9:22 “You gave them kingdoms and peoples, and you allocated them to every corner of the land. 4  They inherited the land of King Sihon of Heshbon 5  and the land of King Og of Bashan.

Nehemiah 9:26

9:26 “Nonetheless they grew disobedient and rebelled against you; they disregarded your law. 6  They killed your prophets who had solemnly admonished them in order to cause them to return to you. They committed atrocious blasphemies.

1 tn Heb “said.”

2 tn Heb “see.”

3 tc The MT reads וּמְאַת (umÿ’at, “and the hundredth”) which is somewhat enigmatic. The BHS editors suggest emending to וּמַשַּׁאת (umasha’t, “and the debt”) which refers to the interest or collateral (pledge) seized by a creditor (Deut 24:10; Prov 22:26; see HALOT 641-42 s.v. מַשָּׁא). The term מַשַּׁאת (masha’t) is related to the noun מָשָּׁא (masha’, “debt”) in 5:7, 10.

4 tn The words “of the land” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

5 tc Most Hebrew MSS read “the land of Sihon and the land of the king of Heshbon.” The present translation (along with NAB, NASB, NIV, NCV, NRSV, CEV, NLT) follows the reading of one Hebrew MS, the LXX, and the Vulgate.

6 tn Heb “they cast your law behind their backs.”