Discovery BoxNehemiah 9:17 
Context9:17 They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. 1 But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. 2 You did not abandon them,
Nehemiah 9:29
Context9:29 And you solemnly admonished them in order to return them to your law, but they behaved presumptuously and did not obey your commandments. They sinned against your ordinances – those by which an individual, if he obeys them, 3 will live. They boldly turned from you; 4 they rebelled 5 and did not obey.
1 tc The present translation follows a few medieval Hebrew
2 tc The translation follows the Qere reading חֶסֶד (khesed, “loyal love”) rather than the Kethib reading וְחֶסֶד (vÿkhesed, “and loyal love”) of the MT.
3 tn Heb “if a man keep.” See note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.
4 tn Heb “they gave a stubborn shoulder.”
5 tn Heb “they stiffened their neck.”
