Nehemiah 2:12

2:12 I got up during the night, along with a few men who were with me. But I did not tell anyone what my God was putting on my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me, except for the one ¹  I was riding.

Nehemiah 4:15

4:15 It so happened that when our adversaries heard that we were aware of these matters, ²  God frustrated their intentions. Then all of us returned to the wall, each to his own work.

Nehemiah 6:1

Opposition to the Rebuilding Efforts Continues

6:1 When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and no breach remained in it (even though up to that time I had not positioned doors in the gates),

Nehemiah 6:10

6:10 Then I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel. He was confined to his home. ³  He said, “Let’s set up a time to meet in the house of God, within the temple. Let’s close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you. It will surely be at night that they will come to kill you.”

Nehemiah 6:16

6:16 When all our enemies heard and all the nations who were around us saw ⁴  this, they were greatly disheartened. ⁵  They knew that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.

Nehemiah 8:9

8:9 Then Nehemiah the governor, ⁶  Ezra the priestly scribe, ⁷  and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, ⁸  “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 8:17

8:17 So all the assembly which had returned from the exile constructed temporary shelters and lived in them. The Israelites had not done so from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. Everyone experienced very great joy. ⁹ 

Nehemiah 9:8

9:8 When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a ¹⁰  covenant with him to give his descendants ¹¹  the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise, ¹²  for you are righteous.

Nehemiah 10:39

10:39 The Israelites and the Levites will bring the contribution of the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil to the storerooms where the utensils of the sanctuary are kept, and where the priests who minister stay, along with the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not neglect the temple of our God.”

Nehemiah 12:43-44

12:43 And on that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced, for God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard from far away.

12:44 On that day men were appointed over the storerooms for the contributions, first fruits, and tithes, to gather into them from ¹³  the fields of the cities the portions prescribed by the law for the priests and the Levites, for the people of Judah ¹⁴  took delight in the priests and Levites who were ministering. ¹⁵ 

Nehemiah 13:6

13:6 During all this time I was not in Jerusalem, ¹⁶  for in the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes of Babylon, I had gone back to the king. After some time ¹⁷  I had requested leave of the king,

Nehemiah 13:13

13:13 I gave instructions ¹⁸  that Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a certain Levite named Pedaiah be put in charge of ¹⁹  the storerooms, and that Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, be their assistant, ²⁰  for they were regarded as trustworthy. It was then their responsibility to oversee the distribution to their colleagues. ²¹ 

¹ tn Heb “the animal.”

² tn Heb “it was known to us.”

³ tn Heb “shut in.” The reason for his confinement is not stated. BDB 783 s.v. עָצַר suggests that it had to do with the fulfillment of a vow or was related to an issue of ceremonial uncleanness.

⁴ tc The MT understands the root here to be יָרֵא (yare’, “to fear”) rather than רָאָה (ra’ah, “to see”).

⁵ tn Heb “they greatly fell [i.e., were cast down] in their own eyes.” Some scholars suggest emending the reading of the MT, וַיִּפְּלוּ (vayyipÿlu) to וַיִּפָּלֵא (vayyippale’, “it was very extraordinary in their eyes”).

⁵ 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.

⁶ tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.”

⁷ tn Heb “the people.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.

⁶ tn Heb “And there was very great joy.”

⁷ tn Heb “the” (so NAB).

⁸ tn Heb “seed.”

⁹ tn Heb “your words.”

⁸ tc The translation reads מִשְּׂדֶי (missÿde, “from the fields”) rather than the MT reading לִשְׂדֵי (lisdey, “to the fields”).

⁹ tn Heb “for Judah.” The words “the people of” have been supplied in the translation for clarity, since “Judah” is a proper name as well as a place name.

¹⁰ tn Heb “standing.”

⁹ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹⁰ tn Heb “to the end of days.”

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ tn Heb “be over”

¹² tn Heb “on their hand.”

¹³ tn Heb “brothers.”