Nehemiah 2:20

2:20 I responded to them by saying, “The God of heaven will prosper us. We his servants will start the rebuilding. But you have no just or ancient right in Jerusalem.”

Nehemiah 8:12

8:12 So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food with others and to enjoy tremendous joy, for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.


tn Heb “will arise and build.” The idiom “arise and…” means to begin the action described by the second verb.

tn Heb “portion or right or remembrance.” The expression is probably a hendiatris: The first two nouns retain their full nominal function, while the third noun functions adjectivally (“right or remembrance” = “ancient right”).

tn Heb “to send portions.”

tn The Hebrew text does not include the phrase “with others” but it has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “to make great joy.”