Nehemiah 2:2

2:2 So the king said to me, “Why do you appear to be depressed when you aren’t sick? What can this be other than sadness of heart?” This made me very fearful.

Nehemiah 5:17

5:17 There were 150 Jews and officials who dined with me routinely, ¹  in addition to those who came to us from the nations ²  all around us.

Nehemiah 6:14

6:14 Remember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat in light of these actions of theirs – also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who were trying to scare me!

Nehemiah 6:19

6:19 They were telling me about his good deeds and then taking back to him the things I said. ³  Tobiah, on the other hand, sent letters in order to scare ⁴  me.

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 9:36

9:36 “So today we are slaves! In the very land you gave to our ancestors to eat its fruit and to enjoy ⁵  its good things – we are slaves!

Nehemiah 11:20

11:20 And the rest of the Israelites, with the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own property.

¹ tn Heb “who were gathered around us at my table.”

² tn Or “from the Gentiles.” The same Hebrew word can refer to “the Gentiles” or “the nations.” Cf. the phrase in 6:16.

¹ tn Heb “my words.”

² tn Or “to intimidate” (so NIV, NRSV, NLT).

¹ tn The expression “to enjoy” is not included in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.