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 2:9
Context2:9 Then I went to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, and I presented to them the letters from the king. The king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.
Nehemiah 2:17
Context2:17 Then I said to them, “You see the problem that we have: Jerusalem is desolate and its gates are burned. Come on! Let’s rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that this reproach will not continue.”
Nehemiah 2:20
Context2:20 I responded to them by saying, “The God of heaven will prosper us. We his servants will start the rebuilding. 4 But you have no just or ancient right in Jerusalem.” 5
Nehemiah 3:7
Context3:7 Adjacent to them worked Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, who were men of Gibeon and Mizpah. These towns were under the jurisdiction 6 of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.
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, 7 shields, bows, and body armor. Now the officers were behind all the people 8 of Judah
Nehemiah 4:22
Context4:22 At that time I instructed 9 the people, “Let every man and his coworker spend the night in Jerusalem and let them be guards for us by night and workers by day.
Nehemiah 6:3
Context6:3 So I sent messengers to them saying, “I am engaged in 10 an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?”
Nehemiah 6:9
Context6:9 All of them were wanting 11 to scare us, supposing, “Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won’t get done.”
So now, strengthen my hands! 12
Nehemiah 8:12
Context8:12 So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food 13 with others 14 and to enjoy tremendous joy, 15 for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.
Nehemiah 8:17
Context8:17 So all the assembly which had returned from the exile constructed temporary shelters and lived in them. The Israelites had not done so from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. Everyone experienced very great joy. 16
Nehemiah 9:10-11
Context9:10 You performed awesome signs 17 against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians 18 had acted presumptuously 19 against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day. 9:11 You split the sea before them, and they crossed through 20 the sea on dry ground! But you threw their pursuers 21 into the depths, like a stone into surging 22 waters.
Nehemiah 9:34
Context9:34 Our kings, our leaders, our priests, and our ancestors have not kept your law. They have not paid attention to your commandments or your testimonies by which you have solemnly admonished them.
Nehemiah 12:24
Context12:24 And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their colleagues, who stood opposite them to offer praise and thanks, one contingent corresponding to the other, as specified by 23 David the man of God.
Nehemiah 12:38
Context12:38 The second choir was proceeding 24 in the opposite direction. I followed them, along with half the people, on top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
Nehemiah 12:43
Context12:43 And on that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced, for God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard from far away.
Nehemiah 13:18
Context13:18 Isn’t this the way your ancestors 25 acted, causing our God to bring on them and on this city all this misfortune? And now you are causing even more wrath on Israel, profaning the Sabbath like this!”
Nehemiah 13:21
Context13:21 But I warned them and said, 26 “Why do you spend the night by the wall? If you repeat this, I will forcibly remove you!” 27 From that time on they did not show up on the Sabbath. 28
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 “will arise and build.” The idiom “arise and…” means to begin the action described by the second verb.
5 tn Heb “portion or right or remembrance.” The expression is probably a hendiatris: The first two nouns retain their full nominal function, while the third noun functions adjectivally (“right or remembrance” = “ancient right”).
6 tn Heb “to the seat.”
7 tc The MT reads “and spears.” The conjunction should be deleted.
8 tn Heb “all the house.”
9 tn Heb “said [to].”
10 tn Heb “[am] doing.”
11 tn The participle has a desiderative nuance here, describing the desire of the subject and not necessarily the actual outcome. See also v. 14.
12 tn The statement “So now, strengthen my hands” is frequently understood as an implied prayer, but is taken differently by NAB (“But instead, I now redoubled my efforts”).
13 tn Heb “to send portions.”
14 tn The Hebrew text does not include the phrase “with others” but it has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
15 tn Heb “to make great joy.”
16 tn Heb “And there was very great joy.”
17 tn Heb “signs and wonders.” This phrase is a hendiadys. The second noun functions adjectivally, while the first noun retains its full nominal sense: “awesome signs” or “miraculous signs.”
18 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
19 tn Or “arrogantly” (so NASB); NRSV “insolently.”
20 tn Heb “in the midst of.”
21 tn Heb “those who pursued them.”
22 tn Heb “mighty.”
23 tn Heb “in [accord with] the commandment of.”
24 tc The translation reads הוֹלֶכֶת (holekhet, “was proceeding”) rather than the MT הַהוֹלֶכֶת (haholekhet, “the one proceeding”). The MT probably reflects dittography – accidental writing of ה (hey) twice instead of once.
25 tn Heb “your fathers.”
26 tn The Hebrew text includes the words “to them,” but they have been excluded from the translation for stylistic reasons.
27 tn Heb “I will send a hand on you.”
28 sn This statement contains a great deal of restrained humor. The author clearly takes pleasure in the effectiveness of the measures that he had enacted.
