Nehemiah 5:10
5:10 Even I and my relatives
1 and my associates
2 are lending them money and grain. But let us abandon this practice of seizing collateral!
3
Nehemiah 5:16
5:16 I gave myself to the work on this wall, without even purchasing
4 a field. All my associates were gathered there for the work.
Nehemiah 6:7
6:7 You have also established prophets to announce
5 in Jerusalem
6 on your behalf, ‘We have a king in Judah!’ Now the king is going to hear about these rumors. So come on! Let’s talk about this.”
7
Nehemiah 6:14
6:14 Remember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat in light of these actions of theirs – also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who were trying to scare me!
1 tn Heb “brothers.”
2 tn Heb “lads.”
3 tn Heb “this debt.” This expression is a metonymy of association: “debt” refers to the seizure of the collateral of the debt.
4 tn Heb “we did not purchase.”
7 tn Heb “call.”
8 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
9 tn Heb “Let us consult together.”