Nehemiah 2:7

2:7 I said to the king, “If the king is so inclined, let him give me letters for the governors of Trans-Euphrates ¹  that will enable me to travel safely until I reach Judah,

Nehemiah 2:17-18

2:17 Then I said to them, “You see the problem that we have: Jerusalem is desolate and its gates are burned. Come on! Let’s rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that this reproach will not continue.” 2:18 Then I related to them how the good hand of my God was on me and what ²  the king had said to me. Then they replied, “Let’s begin rebuilding right away!” ³  So they readied themselves ⁴  for this good project.

Nehemiah 8:1

8:1 all the people gathered together ⁵  in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked ⁶  Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel.

Nehemiah 9:6

9:6 You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, ⁷  along with all their multitude of stars, ⁸  the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

Nehemiah 9:35

9:35 Even when they were in their kingdom and benefiting from your incredible ⁹  goodness that you had lavished ¹⁰  on them in the spacious and fertile land you had set ¹¹  before them, they did not serve you, nor did they turn from their evil practices.

¹ tn Heb “across the river,” here and often elsewhere in the Book of Nehemiah.

² tn Heb “the words of the king which he had spoken to me.”

³ tn Heb “Arise! Let us rebuild!”

⁴ tn Heb “strengthened their hands.”

³ tn Heb “like one man.”

⁴ tn Heb “said [to].”

⁴ tn Heb “the heavens of the heavens.”

⁵ tn Heb “all their host.”

⁵ tn Heb “great.”

⁶ tn Heb “given them.”

⁷ tn Heb “given.”