Discovery BoxNehemiah 9:10 
Context9:10 You performed awesome signs 1 against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians 2 had acted presumptuously 3 against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day.
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 13:21
Context13:21 But I warned them and said, 7 “Why do you spend the night by the wall? If you repeat this, I will forcibly remove you!” 8 From that time on they did not show up on the Sabbath. 9
1 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.”
2 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Or “arrogantly” (so NASB); NRSV “insolently.”
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 tn The Hebrew text includes the words “to them,” but they have been excluded from the translation for stylistic reasons.
8 tn Heb “I will send a hand on you.”
9 sn This statement contains a great deal of restrained humor. The author clearly takes pleasure in the effectiveness of the measures that he had enacted.
