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 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 2  its good things – we are slaves!

Nehemiah 10:30

10:30 “We will not give our daughters in marriage to the neighboring peoples, and we will not take their daughters in marriage for our sons.

1 tn Heb “take” (so also in v. 3).

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