Nehemiah 9:24

9:24 Their descendants ¹  entered and possessed the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites who were the inhabitants of the land. You delivered them into their hand, together with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with as they pleased.

Nehemiah 9:28

9:28 “Then, when they were at rest again, they went back to doing evil before you. Then you abandoned them to ²  their enemies, and they gained dominion over them. When they again cried out to you, in your compassion you heard from heaven and rescued them time and again.

Nehemiah 9:35

9:35 Even when they were in their kingdom and benefiting from your incredible ³  goodness that you had lavished ⁴  on them in the spacious and fertile land you had set ⁵  before them, they did not serve you, nor did they turn from their evil practices.

Nehemiah 13:19

13:19 When the evening shadows ⁶  began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered ⁷  the doors to be closed. I further directed that they were not to be opened until after the Sabbath. I positioned ⁸  some of my young men at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.

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¹ tn Heb “the sons.”

² tn Heb “in the hand of” (so KJV, ASV); NAB “to the power of.”

³ tn Heb “great.”

⁴ tn Heb “given them.”

⁵ tn Heb “given.”

⁶ tn Heb “the gates of Jerusalem grew dark.”

⁷ tn Heb “said” (so also in v. 22).

⁸ tn Heb “caused to stand.”