Nehemiah 7:26

7:26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;

Nehemiah 3:2

3:2 The men of Jericho built adjacent to it, and Zaccur son of Imri built adjacent to them.

Nehemiah 11:6

11:6 The sum total of the descendants of Perez who were settling in Jerusalem was 468 exceptional men.

Nehemiah 4:23

4:23 We did not change clothes – not I, nor my relatives, nor my workers, nor the watchmen who were with me. Each had his weapon, even when getting a drink of water.


map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

tn Heb “it.”

tn Heb “strip off our garments.”

tc Heb “a man, his weapon, the waters.” The MT, if in fact it is correct, is elliptical and difficult. Some scholars emend the MT reading הַמָּיִם (hammayim, “the waters”) to בִּמִנוֹ (bimino, “in his right hand”; cf. NAB, NRSV) or מִינוּ(י)הֵ (heminu, “they held on the right side”).