Discovery BoxNehemiah 7:6 
Context7:6 These are the people 1 of the province who returned 2 from the captivity of the exiles, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile. 3 They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his own city.
Nehemiah 9:30
Context9:30 You prolonged your kindness 4 with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention, 5 so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. 6
Nehemiah 9:38
Context9:38 (10:1) 7 “Because of all of this we are entering into a binding covenant 8 in written form; 9 our leaders, our Levites, and our priests have affixed their names 10 on the sealed document.”
1 tn Heb “the sons of”; KJV, ASV “the children of”; NAB “the inhabitants of.”
2 tn Heb “who were going up.”
3 tc One medieval Hebrew manuscript has “to Babylon.” Cf. Ezra 2:1.
4 tn The Hebrew expression here is elliptical. The words “your kindness” are not included in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “did not give ear to.”
6 tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.”
7 sn Beginning with 9:38, the verse numbers through 10:39 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 9:38 ET = 10:1 HT, 10:1 ET = 10:2 HT, 10:2 ET = 10:3 HT, etc., through 10:39 ET = 10:40 HT. Beginning with 11:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.
8 tn Heb “we are cutting.”
9 tn Heb “and writing.”
10 tn Heb “our leaders, our Levites, and our priests on the sealed document.” The Hebrew text is elliptical here; the words “have affixed their names” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons. Cf. v. 2.
