Nehemiah 4:23

4:23 We did not change clothes ¹  – not I, nor my relatives, nor my workers, nor the watchmen who were with me. Each had his weapon, even when getting a drink of water. ² 

Nehemiah 8:12

8:12 So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food ³  with others ⁴  and to enjoy tremendous joy, ⁵  for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.

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¹ tn Heb “strip off our garments.”

² tc Heb “a man, his weapon, the waters.” The MT, if in fact it is correct, is elliptical and difficult. Some scholars emend the MT reading הַמָּיִם (hammayim, “the waters”) to בִּמִנוֹ (bimino, “in his right hand”; cf. NAB, NRSV) or מִינוּ(י)הֵ (heminu, “they held on the right side”).

³ tn Heb “to send portions.”

⁴ tn The Hebrew text does not include the phrase “with others” but it has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “to make great joy.”