Nehemiah 9:16

9:16 “But they – our ancestors ¹  – behaved presumptuously; they rebelled ²  and did not obey your commandments.

Nehemiah 13:3

13:3 When they heard the law, they removed from Israel all who were of mixed ancestry.

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¹ tn Heb “and our fathers.” The vav is explicative.

² tn Heb “they stiffened their neck” (so also in the following verse).