Nehemiah 12:40

12:40 Then the two choirs that gave thanks took their stations ¹  in the temple of God. I did also, along with half the officials with me,

Nehemiah 13:11

13:11 So I registered a complaint with the leaders, asking “Why is the temple of God neglected?” Then I gathered them and reassigned them to their positions. ² 

Nehemiah 2:16

2:16 The officials did not know where I had gone or what I had been doing, for up to this point I had not told any of the Jews or the priests or the nobles or the officials or the rest of the workers.

Nehemiah 5:17

5:17 There were 150 Jews and officials who dined with me routinely, ³  in addition to those who came to us from the nations ⁴  all around us.

Nehemiah 4:14

4:14 When I had made an inspection, ⁵  I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the great and awesome Lord, ⁶  and fight on behalf of your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your families!” ⁷ 

Nehemiah 4:19

4:19 I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “The work is demanding ⁸  and extensive, and we are spread out on the wall, far removed from one another.

Nehemiah 5:7

5:7 I considered these things carefully ⁹  and then registered a complaint with the wealthy ¹⁰  and the officials. I said to them, “Each one of you is seizing the collateral ¹¹  from your own countrymen!” ¹²  Because of them I called for ¹³  a great public assembly.

Nehemiah 7:5

7:5 My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders, ¹⁴  the officials, and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I found the genealogical records ¹⁵  of those who had formerly returned. Here is what I found written in that record: ¹⁶ 

¹ tn Heb “stood.”

² tn Heb “and I stood them on their standing.”

³ tn Heb “who were gathered around us at my table.”

⁴ tn Or “from the Gentiles.” The same Hebrew word can refer to “the Gentiles” or “the nations.” Cf. the phrase in 6:16.

⁴ tn Heb “And I saw.”

⁵ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

⁶ tn Heb “houses.”

⁵ tn Heb “much.”

⁶ tn Heb “my heart was advised upon me.”

⁷ tn Heb “nobles.”

⁸ tn Heb “taking a creditor’s debt.” The Hebrew noun מַשָּׁא (masha’) means “interest; debt” and probably refers to the collateral (pledge) collected by a creditor (HALOT 641-42 s.v.). This particular noun form appears only in Nehemiah (5:7, 10; 10:32); however, it is related to מַשָּׁאָה (masha’ah, “contractual loan; debt; collateral”) which appears elsewhere (Deut 24:10; Prov 22:26; cf. Neh 5:11). See the note on the word “people” at the end of v. 5. The BHS editors suggest emending the MT to מָשָׂא (masa’, “burden”), following several medieval Hebrew MSS; however, the result is not entirely clear: “you are bearing a burden, a man with his brothers.”

⁹ tn Heb “his brothers.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “I gave.”

⁷ tn Heb “nobles”; NCV “important men.”

⁸ tn Heb “the book of genealogy.”

⁹ tn Heb “in it”; the referent (the genealogical record) has been specified in the translation for clarity.