Nehemiah 6:6

6:6 Written in it were the following words:

“Among the nations it is rumored ¹  (and Geshem ²  has substantiated ³  this) that you and the Jews have intentions of revolting, and for this reason you are building the wall. Furthermore, according to these rumors ⁴  you are going to become their king.

Nehemiah 10:34

10:34 “We – the priests, the Levites, and the people – have cast lots concerning the wood offerings, to bring them to the temple of our God according to our families ⁵  at the designated times year by year to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as is written in the law.

Nehemiah 12:47

12:47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel was contributing the portions for the singers and gatekeepers, according to the daily need. ⁶  They also set aside ⁷  the portion for the Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.

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¹ tn Heb “heard.”

² tn Heb “Gashmu”; in Neh 2:19 this name appears as Geshem. Since it is important for the modern reader to recognize that this is the same individual, the form of the name used here in the translation is the same as that in v. 19.

³ tn Heb “is saying.”

⁴ tn Heb “words.” So also in v. 7.

⁵ tn Heb “the house of our fathers.”

⁶ tn Heb “a thing of a day in its day.”

⁷ tn Heb “were sanctifying.”