Discovery BoxNehemiah 1:2 
Context1:2 Hanani, who was one of my relatives, 1 along with some of the men from Judah, came to me, 2 and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped and had survived the exile, and about Jerusalem. 3
Nehemiah 2:5
Context2:5 and said to the king, “If the king is so inclined 4 and if your servant has found favor in your sight, dispatch me to Judah, to the city with the graves of my ancestors, so that I can rebuild it.”
Nehemiah 2:7
Context2:7 I said to the king, “If the king is so inclined, let him give me letters for the governors of Trans-Euphrates 5 that will enable me to travel safely until I reach Judah,
Nehemiah 4:16
Context4:16 From that day forward, half of my men were doing the work and half of them were taking up spears, 6 shields, bows, and body armor. Now the officers were behind all the people 7 of Judah
Nehemiah 6:7
Context6:7 You have also established prophets to announce 8 in Jerusalem 9 on your behalf, ‘We have a king in Judah!’ Now the king is going to hear about these rumors. So come on! Let’s talk about this.” 10
Nehemiah 6:18
Context6:18 For many in Judah had sworn allegiance to him, 11 because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. His son Jonathan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
Nehemiah 7:6
Context7:6 These are the people 12 of the province who returned 13 from the captivity of the exiles, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile. 14 They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his own city.
Nehemiah 11:25
Context11:25 As for the settlements with their fields, some of the people of Judah settled in Kiriath Arba and its neighboring villages, 15 in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its settlements,
Nehemiah 12:31
Context12:31 I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large choirs to give thanks. One was to proceed 16 on the top of the wall southward toward the Dung Gate.
Nehemiah 13:16
Context13:16 The people from Tyre 17 who lived there were bringing fish and all kinds of merchandise and were selling it on the Sabbath to the people of Judah – and in Jerusalem, of all places! 18
1 tn Heb “brothers.”
2 tn The Hebrew text does not include the words “to me”; these words were supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
3 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
4 tn Heb “If upon the king it is good.” So also in v. 7.
5 tn Heb “across the river,” here and often elsewhere in the Book of Nehemiah.
6 tc The MT reads “and spears.” The conjunction should be deleted.
7 tn Heb “all the house.”
8 tn Heb “call.”
9 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
10 tn Heb “Let us consult together.”
11 tn Heb “were lords of oath.”
12 tn Heb “the sons of”; KJV, ASV “the children of”; NAB “the inhabitants of.”
13 tn Heb “who were going up.”
14 tc One medieval Hebrew manuscript has “to Babylon.” Cf. Ezra 2:1.
15 tn Heb “its daughters.” So also in vv. 27, 28, 30, and 31.
16 tc The translation reads וְהָאַחַת הֹלֶכֶת (vÿha’akhat holekhet, “and one was proceeding”) rather than the MT reading וְתַהֲלֻכֹת (vÿtahalukhot, “and processions”).
17 map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
18 tn The words “of all places” are not in the Hebrew text but have been supplied in the translation to indicate the emphasis on Jerusalem.
