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 9:36

9:36 “So today we are slaves! In the very land you gave to our ancestors to eat its fruit and to enjoy ²  its good things – we are slaves!

Nehemiah 2:18

2:18 Then I related to them how the good hand of my God was on me and what ³  the king had said to me. Then they replied, “Let’s begin rebuilding right away!” ⁴  So they readied themselves ⁵  for this good project.

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

[9:36]  ² tn The expression “to enjoy” is not included in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[2:18]  ³ tn Heb “the words of the king which he had spoken to me.”

[2:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “Arise! Let us rebuild!”

[2:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “strengthened their hands.”