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Nehemiah 1:4

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1:4 When I heard these things I sat down abruptly, 1  crying and mourning for several days. I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

Nehemiah 6:17

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6:17 In those days the aristocrats of Judah repeatedly sent letters to Tobiah, and responses from Tobiah were repeatedly coming to them.

Nehemiah 12:12

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12:12 In the days of Joiakim, these were the priests who were leaders of the families: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

Nehemiah 12:23

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12:23 The descendants of Levi were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles 2  as heads of families up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

Nehemiah 12:46

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12:46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors 3  for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.

1 tn Heb “sat down.” Context suggests that this was a rather sudden action, resulting from the emotional shock of the unpleasant news, so “abruptly” has been supplied in the present translation.

2 tn Or “the Book of the Annals” (so NRSV); NLT “The Book of History.”

3 tn Heb “heads.” The translation reads with the Qere the plural רֹאשֵׁי (roshey, “heads”) rather than the Kethib singular רֹאשׁ (rosh, “head”) of the MT.



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