Nehemiah 2:6
Context2:6 Then the king, with his consort 1 sitting beside him, replied, “How long would your trip take, and when would you return?” Since the king was amenable to dispatching me, 2 I gave him a time.
Nehemiah 9:22
Context9:22 “You gave them kingdoms and peoples, and you allocated them to every corner of the land. 3 They inherited the land of King Sihon of Heshbon 4 and the land of King Og of Bashan.
Nehemiah 13:9
Context13:9 Then I gave instructions that the storerooms should be purified, and I brought back the equipment 5 of the temple of God, along with the grain offering and the incense.
1 tn Or “queen,” so most English versions (cf. HALOT 1415 s.v. שֵׁגַל); TEV “empress.”
2 tn Heb “It was good before the king and he sent me.”
3 tn The words “of the land” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.
4 tc Most Hebrew
5 tn On the usage of this Hebrew word see HALOT 478-79 s.v. כְּלִי.