Nehemiah 7:6

7:6 These are the people ¹  of the province who returned ²  from the captivity of the exiles, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile. ³  They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his own city.

Nehemiah 8:17

8:17 So all the assembly which had returned from the exile constructed temporary shelters and lived in them. The Israelites had not done so from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. Everyone experienced very great joy. ⁴ 

Nehemiah 9:30

9:30 You prolonged your kindness ⁵  with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention, ⁶  so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “the sons of”; KJV, ASV “the children of”; NAB “the inhabitants of.”

² tn Heb “who were going up.”

³ tc One medieval Hebrew manuscript has “to Babylon.” Cf. Ezra 2:1.

⁴ tn Heb “And there was very great joy.”

⁷ 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.

⁸ tn Heb “did not give ear to.”

⁹ tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.”