Discovery BoxNehemiah 8:9 
Context8:9 Then Nehemiah the governor, 1 Ezra the priestly scribe, 2 and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, 3 “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.
Nehemiah 13:13
Context13:13 I gave instructions 4 that Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a certain Levite named Pedaiah be put in charge of 5 the storerooms, and that Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, be their assistant, 6 for they were regarded as trustworthy. It was then their responsibility to oversee the distribution to their colleagues. 7
1 tc The unexpected reference to Nehemiah here has led some scholars to suspect that the phrase “Nehemiah the governor” is a later addition to the text and not original.
2 tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.”
3 tn Heb “the people.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.
4 tc Probably one should read with the Lucianic Greek recension, the Syriac Peshitta, and the Vulgate וָאֲצַוֶּה (va’atsavveh, “and I commanded”) rather than the rare denominative verb וָאוֹצְרָה (va’otsÿrah, “and I appointed over the storeroom”) of the MT.
5 tn Heb “be over”
6 tn Heb “on their hand.”
7 tn Heb “brothers.”
