Nehemiah 4:21

4:21 So we worked on, ¹  with half ²  holding spears, from dawn till dusk. ³ 

Nehemiah 9:33

9:33 You are righteous with regard to all that has happened to us, for you have acted faithfully. ⁴  It is we who have been in the wrong!

Nehemiah 4:10

4:10 Then those in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers ⁵  has failed! The debris is so great that we are unable to rebuild the wall.”

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. ⁶  But you have no just or ancient right in Jerusalem.” ⁷ 

Nehemiah 4:19

4:19 I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “The work is demanding ⁸  and extensive, and we are spread out on the wall, far removed from one another.

¹ tn Heb “and we were doing the work.”

² tn Heb “half of them.”

³ tn Heb “from the coming up of the dawn till the coming forth of the stars.”

⁴ tn Heb “you have done truth.”

⁷ tn Heb “burden-bearers.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “will arise and build.” The idiom “arise and…” means to begin the action described by the second verb.

¹¹ 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”).

¹³ tn Heb “much.”