Nehemiah 2:6

2:6 Then the king, with his consort ¹  sitting beside him, replied, “How long would your trip take, and when would you return?” Since the king was amenable to dispatching me, ²  I gave him a time.

Nehemiah 6:3

6:3 So I sent messengers to them saying, “I am engaged in ³  an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?”

Nehemiah 6:7

6:7 You have also established prophets to announce ⁴  in Jerusalem ⁵  on your behalf, ‘We have a king in Judah!’ Now the king is going to hear about these rumors. So come on! Let’s talk about this.” ⁶ 

Nehemiah 9:11

9:11 You split the sea before them, and they crossed through ⁷  the sea on dry ground! But you threw their pursuers ⁸  into the depths, like a stone into surging ⁹  waters.

[2:6]  ¹ tn Or “queen,” so most English versions (cf. HALOT 1415 s.v. שֵׁגַל); TEV “empress.”

[2:6]  ² tn Heb “It was good before the king and he sent me.”

[6:3]  ³ tn Heb “[am] doing.”

[6:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “call.”

[6:7]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “Let us consult together.”

[9:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “in the midst of.”

[9:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “those who pursued them.”

[9:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “mighty.”