Nehemiah 7:65

7:65 The governor ¹  instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult ²  the Urim and Thummim.

Nehemiah 7:70

7:70 Some of the family leaders ³  contributed to the work. The governor contributed to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, ⁴  50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.

Nehemiah 10:1

10:1 On the sealed documents were the following names: ⁵ 

Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, along with Zedekiah,

Ezra 2:63

2:63 The governor ⁶  instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult ⁷  the Urim and Thummim.

¹ tn The Hebrew term תִּרְשָׁתָא (tirshata’; KJV “Tirshatha”) is the official title of a Persian governor in Judea. In meaning it may be similar to “excellency” (cf. NAB). See further BDB 1077 s.v.; W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 395; HALOT 1798 s.v.

² tn Heb “stood.”

³ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”

⁴ tn Heb “darics” (also in vv. 71, 72).

⁵ tn The words “were the following names” are not in the Hebrew text but have been supplied in the translation for clarity. Cf. vv. 9, 10, 14.

⁶ tn The Hebrew word תִּרְשָׁתָא (tirshata’) is an official title of the Persian governor in Judea, perhaps similar in meaning to “excellency” (BDB 1077 s.v.; HALOT 1798 s.v.; W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 395).

⁷ tn Heb “to stand.”