Nehemiah 4:8

4:8 All of them conspired together to move with armed forces ¹  against Jerusalem and to create a disturbance in it.

Nehemiah 6:9

6:9 All of them were wanting ²  to scare us, supposing, “Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won’t get done.”

So now, strengthen my hands! ³ 

Nehemiah 9:6

9:6 You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, ⁴  along with all their multitude of stars, ⁵  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.

¹ tn Heb “to fight.”

² tn The participle has a desiderative nuance here, describing the desire of the subject and not necessarily the actual outcome. See also v. 14.

³ tn The statement “So now, strengthen my hands” is frequently understood as an implied prayer, but is taken differently by NAB (“But instead, I now redoubled my efforts”).

³ tn Heb “the heavens of the heavens.”

⁴ tn Heb “all their host.”