Discovery BoxNehemiah 5:2 
Context5:2 There were those who said, “With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain 1 grain in order to eat and stay alive.”
Nehemiah 7:65
Context7:65 The governor 2 instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult 3 the Urim and Thummim.
Nehemiah 9:36
Context9:36 “So today we are slaves! In the very land you gave to our ancestors to eat its fruit and to enjoy 4 its good things – we are slaves!
1 tn Heb “take” (so also in v. 3).
2 tn The Hebrew term תִּרְשָׁתָא (tirshata’; KJV “Tirshatha”) is the official title of a Persian governor in Judea. In meaning it may be similar to “excellency” (cf. NAB). See further BDB 1077 s.v.; W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 395; HALOT 1798 s.v.
3 tn Heb “stood.”
4 tn The expression “to enjoy” is not included in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
