Nehemiah 4:14
4:14 When I had made an inspection,
1 I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the great and awesome Lord,
2 and fight on behalf of your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your families!”
3
Nehemiah 9:17
9:17 They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt.
4 But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love.
5 You did not abandon them,
Nehemiah 13:22
13:22 Then I directed the Levites to purify themselves and come and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy.
For this please remember me, O my God, and have pity on me in keeping with your great love.
1 tn Heb “And I saw.”
2 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
3 tn Heb “houses.”
4 tc The present translation follows a few medieval Hebrew MSS and the LXX in reading בְּמִצְרָיִם (bÿmitsrayim, “in Egypt”; so also NAB, NASB, NRSV, TEV, NLT) rather than the MT reading בְּמִרְיָם (bÿmiryam, “in their rebellion”).
5 tc The translation follows the Qere reading חֶסֶד (khesed, “loyal love”) rather than the Kethib reading וְחֶסֶד (vÿkhesed, “and loyal love”) of the MT.