Nehemiah 9:2

9:2 Those truly of Israelite descent separated from all the foreigners, standing and confessing their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.

Nehemiah 10:1

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

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


tn Heb “the seed of Israel.”

tn Heb “sons of a foreigner.”

tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 9, 16, 23, 32, 34, 36).

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.