Discovery BoxNehemiah 6:16 
Context6:16 When all our enemies heard and all the nations who were around us saw 1 this, they were greatly disheartened. 2 They knew that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.
Nehemiah 9:10
Context9:10 You performed awesome signs 3 against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians 4 had acted presumptuously 5 against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day.
1 tc The MT understands the root here to be יָרֵא (yare’, “to fear”) rather than רָאָה (ra’ah, “to see”).
2 tn Heb “they greatly fell [i.e., were cast down] in their own eyes.” Some scholars suggest emending the reading of the MT, וַיִּפְּלוּ (vayyipÿlu) to וַיִּפָּלֵא (vayyippale’, “it was very extraordinary in their eyes”).
3 tn Heb “signs and wonders.” This phrase is a hendiadys. The second noun functions adjectivally, while the first noun retains its full nominal sense: “awesome signs” or “miraculous signs.”
4 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Or “arrogantly” (so NASB); NRSV “insolently.”
