Nehemiah 13:5

13:5 He made for himself a large storeroom where previously they had been keeping ¹  the grain offering, the incense, and the vessels, along with the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil as commanded for the Levites, the singers, the gate keepers, and the offering for the priests.

Nehemiah 13:19

13:19 When the evening shadows ²  began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered ³  the doors to be closed. I further directed that they were not to be opened until after the Sabbath. I positioned ⁴  some of my young men at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.

[13:5]  ¹ tn Heb “giving.”

[13:19]  ² tn Heb “the gates of Jerusalem grew dark.”

[13:19]  ³ tn Heb “said” (so also in v. 22).

[13:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “caused to stand.”