Nehemiah 4:9

4:9 So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard to protect against them ¹  both day and night.

Nehemiah 9:1

The People Acknowledge Their Sin before God

9:1 On the twenty-fourth day of this same month the Israelites assembled; they were fasting and wearing sackcloth, their heads covered with dust.

Nehemiah 11:9

11:9 Joel son of Zicri was the officer in charge of them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second-in-command over the city.

Nehemiah 11:14

11:14 and his colleagues ²  who were exceptional men – 128. The officer over them was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.

Nehemiah 11:23

11:23 For they were under royal orders ³  which determined their activity day by day. ⁴ 

Nehemiah 6:3

6:3 So I sent messengers to them saying, “I am engaged in ⁵  an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?”

Nehemiah 9:30

9:30 You prolonged your kindness ⁶  with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention, ⁷  so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. ⁸ 

Nehemiah 5:7

5:7 I considered these things carefully ⁹  and then registered a complaint with the wealthy ¹⁰  and the officials. I said to them, “Each one of you is seizing the collateral ¹¹  from your own countrymen!” ¹²  Because of them I called for ¹³  a great public assembly.

Nehemiah 9:10

9:10 You performed awesome signs ¹⁴  against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians ¹⁵  had acted presumptuously ¹⁶  against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day.

¹ tn Heb “against them.” The words “to protect” are added in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness. Some emend MT עֲלֵיהֶם (’alehem, “against them”) to עָלֶיהָ (’aleha, “against it,” i.e., Jerusalem).

² tc The translation reads with the LXX וְאֶחָיו (vÿ’ekhayv, “and his brothers”) rather than the MT reading וַאֲחֵיהֶם (va’akhehem, “and their brothers”).

³ tn Heb “the commandment of the king was over them.”

⁴ tn Heb “a thing of a day in its day.”

⁴ tn Heb “[am] doing.”

⁵ tn The Hebrew expression here is elliptical. The words “your kindness” are not included in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “did not give ear to.”

⁷ tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.”

⁶ tn Heb “my heart was advised upon me.”

⁷ tn Heb “nobles.”

⁸ tn Heb “taking a creditor’s debt.” The Hebrew noun מַשָּׁא (masha’) means “interest; debt” and probably refers to the collateral (pledge) collected by a creditor (HALOT 641-42 s.v.). This particular noun form appears only in Nehemiah (5:7, 10; 10:32); however, it is related to מַשָּׁאָה (masha’ah, “contractual loan; debt; collateral”) which appears elsewhere (Deut 24:10; Prov 22:26; cf. Neh 5:11). See the note on the word “people” at the end of v. 5. The BHS editors suggest emending the MT to מָשָׂא (masa’, “burden”), following several medieval Hebrew MSS; however, the result is not entirely clear: “you are bearing a burden, a man with his brothers.”

⁹ tn Heb “his brothers.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “I gave.”

⁷ tn Heb “signs and wonders.” This phrase is a hendiadys. The second noun functions adjectivally, while the first noun retains its full nominal sense: “awesome signs” or “miraculous signs.”

⁸ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Or “arrogantly” (so NASB); NRSV “insolently.”