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 2:9
2:9 Then I went to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, and I presented to them the letters from the king. The king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.
Nehemiah 3:7
3:7 Adjacent to them worked Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, who were men of Gibeon and Mizpah. These towns were under the jurisdiction
2 of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.
Nehemiah 4:16
4:16 From that day forward, half of my men were doing the work and half of them were taking up spears,
3 shields, bows, and body armor. Now the officers were behind all the people
4 of Judah
Nehemiah 12:31
12:31 I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large choirs to give thanks. One was to proceed 5 on the top of the wall southward toward the Dung Gate.
1 tn Heb “across the river,” here and often elsewhere in the Book of Nehemiah.
2 tn Heb “to the seat.”
3 tc The MT reads “and spears.” The conjunction should be deleted.
4 tn Heb “all the house.”
4 tc The translation reads וְהָאַחַת הֹלֶכֶת (vÿha’akhat holekhet, “and one was proceeding”) rather than the MT reading וְתַהֲלֻכֹת (vÿtahalukhot, “and processions”).