Nehemiah 9:2

9:2 Those truly of Israelite descent ¹  separated from all the foreigners, ²  standing and confessing their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors. ³ 

Nehemiah 7:61

7:61 These are the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify ⁴  their family connection ⁵  or their ancestry, ⁶  as to whether they were really from Israel):

Nehemiah 9:8

9:8 When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a ⁷  covenant with him to give his descendants ⁸  the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise, ⁹  for you are righteous.

¹ tn Heb “the seed of Israel.”

² tn Heb “sons of a foreigner.”

³ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 9, 16, 23, 32, 34, 36).

⁴ tn Heb “relate.”

⁵ tn Heb “the house of their fathers.”

⁶ tn Heb “their seed.”

⁷ tn Heb “the” (so NAB).

⁸ tn Heb “seed.”

⁹ tn Heb “your words.”