Nehemiah 5:2

5:2 There were those who said, “With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain ¹  grain in order to eat and stay alive.”

Nehemiah 7:65

7:65 The governor ²  instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult ³  the Urim and Thummim.

Nehemiah 9:36

9:36 “So today we are slaves! In the very land you gave to our ancestors to eat its fruit and to enjoy ⁴  its good things – we are slaves!

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¹ tn Heb “take” (so also in v. 3).

² tn The Hebrew term תִּרְשָׁתָא (tirshata’; KJV “Tirshatha”) is the official title of a Persian governor in Judea. In meaning it may be similar to “excellency” (cf. NAB). See further BDB 1077 s.v.; W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 395; HALOT 1798 s.v.

³ tn Heb “stood.”

⁴ tn The expression “to enjoy” is not included in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.