Nehemiah 2:10

2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official ¹  heard all this, they were very displeased that someone had come to seek benefit for the Israelites.

Nehemiah 2:19

2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard all this, ²  they derided us and expressed contempt toward us. They said, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”

Nehemiah 6:1

Opposition to the Rebuilding Efforts Continues

6:1 When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and no breach remained in it (even though up to that time I had not positioned doors in the gates),

Nehemiah 6:1

Opposition to the Rebuilding Efforts Continues

6:1 When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and no breach remained in it (even though up to that time I had not positioned doors in the gates),

Nehemiah 1:10

1:10 They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your mighty strength and by your powerful hand.

Nehemiah 1:1-2

A Prayer of Nehemiah

1:1 ³ These are the words of Nehemiah ⁴  son of Hacaliah:

It so happened that in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, ⁵  I was in Susa ⁶  the citadel. 1:2 Hanani, who was one of my relatives, ⁷  along with some of the men from Judah, came to me, ⁸  and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped and had survived the exile, and about Jerusalem. ⁹ 

Nehemiah 1:1

A Prayer of Nehemiah

1:1 ¹⁰ These are the words of Nehemiah ¹¹  son of Hacaliah:

It so happened that in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, ¹²  I was in Susa ¹³  the citadel.

[2:10]  ¹ tn Heb “servant” (so KJV, ASV; NAB “slave”; NCV “officer.” This phrase also occurs in v. 19.

[2:19]  ² tn The Hebrew text does not include the words “all this,” but they have been added in the translation for clarity.

[1:1]  ³ sn In ancient Judaism Ezra and Nehemiah were regarded as a single book with dual authorship. According to the Talmud, “Ezra wrote his book” (b. Bava Batra 15a). The Gemara then asks and answers, “And who finished it? Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.” Accordingly, the two are joined in the Leningrad Codex (ca. A.D. 1008), the manuscript upon which modern printed editions of the Hebrew Bible (e.g., BHK and BHS) are based.

[1:1]  ⁴ sn The name Nehemiah in Hebrew (נְחֶמְיָה, nÿkhemyah) means “the LORD comforts.”

[1:1]  ⁵ tn That is, the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign (cf. 2:1).

[1:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “Shushan.”

[1:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “brothers.”

[1:2]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew text does not include the words “to me”; these words were supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.

[1:2]  ⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:1]  ¹⁰ sn In ancient Judaism Ezra and Nehemiah were regarded as a single book with dual authorship. According to the Talmud, “Ezra wrote his book” (b. Bava Batra 15a). The Gemara then asks and answers, “And who finished it? Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.” Accordingly, the two are joined in the Leningrad Codex (ca. A.D. 1008), the manuscript upon which modern printed editions of the Hebrew Bible (e.g., BHK and BHS) are based.

[1:1]  ¹¹ sn The name Nehemiah in Hebrew (נְחֶמְיָה, nÿkhemyah) means “the LORD comforts.”

[1:1]  ¹² tn That is, the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign (cf. 2:1).

[1:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “Shushan.”