Nehemiah 10:14

10:14 The leaders ¹  of the people were as follows:

Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

Nehemiah 11:16

11:16 Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders ²  of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God;

Nehemiah 12:7

12:7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders ³  of the priests and their colleagues ⁴  in the days of Jeshua.

Nehemiah 12:12

12:12 In the days of Joiakim, these were the priests who were leaders of the families: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

Nehemiah 12:46

12:46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors ⁵  for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.

Nehemiah 4:4

4:4 Hear, O our God, for we are despised! Return their reproach on their own head! Reduce them to plunder in a land of exile!

Nehemiah 7:71

7:71 Some of the family leaders gave to the project treasury 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas.

Nehemiah 8:13

8:13 On the second day of the month the family leaders ⁶  met with ⁷  Ezra the scribe, together with all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to consider the words of the law.

Nehemiah 11:13

11:13 and his colleagues who were heads of families ⁸  – 242; and Amashsai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

Nehemiah 12:22-24

12:22 As for the Levites, ⁹  in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua the heads of families were recorded, as were the priests during the reign of Darius the Persian. 12:23 The descendants of Levi were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles ¹⁰  as heads of families up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib. 12:24 And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their colleagues, who stood opposite them to offer praise and thanks, one contingent corresponding to the other, as specified by ¹¹  David the man of God.

Nehemiah 7:70

7:70 Some of the family leaders ¹²  contributed to the work. The governor contributed to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, ¹³  50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.

Nehemiah 9:17

9:17 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. ¹⁴  But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. ¹⁵  You did not abandon them,

Nehemiah 11:3

11:3 These are the provincial leaders ¹⁶  who settled in Jerusalem. (While other Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple attendants, and the sons of the servants of Solomon settled in the cities of Judah, each on his own property in their cities,

Nehemiah 11:17

11:17 Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the praise ¹⁷  leader who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his colleagues; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

¹ tn Heb “heads”; ASV “chiefs.”

² tn Heb “who were of the heads.”

³ tn Heb “heads” (so also in v. 12).

⁴ tn Heb “brothers” (also in vv. 8, 9, 24, 36).

⁴ tn Heb “heads.” The translation reads with the Qere the plural רֹאשֵׁי (ro’shey, “heads”) rather than the Kethib singular רֹאשׁ (ro’sh, “head”) of the MT.

⁵ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”

⁶ tn Heb “were gathered to”; NAB, NIV “gathered around”; NRSV “came together to.”

⁶ tn Heb “heads of fathers.”

⁷ tn Some scholars delete these words, regarding them as a later scribal addition to the text.

⁸ tn Or “the Book of the Annals” (so NRSV); NLT “The Book of History.”

⁹ tn Heb “in [accord with] the commandment of.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”

¹¹ tn Heb “darics” (also in vv. 71, 72).

¹¹ tc The present translation follows a few medieval Hebrew MSS and the LXX in reading בְּמִצְרָיִם (bÿmitsrayim, “in Egypt”; so also NAB, NASB, NRSV, TEV, NLT) rather than the MT reading בְּמִרְיָם (bÿmiryam, “in their rebellion”).

¹² tc The translation follows the Qere reading חֶסֶד (khesed, “loyal love”) rather than the Kethib reading וְחֶסֶד (vÿkhesed, “and loyal love”) of the MT.

¹² tn Heb “the heads of the province.”

¹³ tc The translation reads with the Lucianic Greek recension and Vulgate הַתְּהִלָה (hattÿhilah, “the praise”) rather than the MT reading הַתְּחִלָּה (hattÿkhillah, “the beginning”).