Discovery BoxNehemiah 2:20 
Context2:20 I responded to them by saying, “The God of heaven will prosper us. We his servants will start the rebuilding. 1 But you have no just or ancient right in Jerusalem.” 2
Nehemiah 2:18
Context2:18 Then I related to them how the good hand of my God was on me and what 3 the king had said to me. Then they replied, “Let’s begin rebuilding right away!” 4 So they readied themselves 5 for this good project.
1 tn Heb “will arise and build.” The idiom “arise and…” means to begin the action described by the second verb.
2 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”).
3 tn Heb “the words of the king which he had spoken to me.”
4 tn Heb “Arise! Let us rebuild!”
5 tn Heb “strengthened their hands.”
