Discovery BoxNehemiah 5:13 
Context5:13 I also shook out my garment, 1 and I said, “In this way may God shake out from his house and his property every person who does not carry out 2 this matter. In this way may he be shaken out and emptied!” All the assembly replied, “So be it!” and they praised the LORD. Then the people did as they had promised. 3
Nehemiah 5:15
Context5:15 But the former governors who preceded me had burdened the people and had taken food and wine from them, in addition to 4 forty shekels of silver. Their associates were also domineering over the people. But I did not behave in this way, due to my fear of God.
Nehemiah 10:36
Context10:36 We also accept responsibility, as is written in the law, for bringing the firstborn of our sons and our cattle and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks to the temple of our God, to the priests who are ministering in the temple of our God.
Nehemiah 12:47
Context12:47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel was contributing the portions for the singers and gatekeepers, according to the daily need. 5 They also set aside 6 the portion for the Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.
1 tn Heb “my bosom.”
2 tn Heb “cause to stand.”
3 tn Heb “according to this word.”
4 tc The Hebrew term אַחַר (’akhar) is difficult here. It normally means “after,” but that makes no sense here. Some scholars emend it to אַחַד (’akhad) and supply the word “day,” which yields the sense “daily.” Cf. TEV “40 silver coins a day for food and wine.”
5 tn Heb “a thing of a day in its day.”
6 tn Heb “were sanctifying.”
