Nehemiah 2:7

2:7 I said to the king, “If the king is so inclined, let him give me letters for the governors of Trans-Euphrates ¹  that will enable me to travel safely until I reach Judah,

Nehemiah 2:9

2:9 Then I went to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, and I presented to them the letters from the king. The king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.

Nehemiah 3:7

3:7 Adjacent to them worked Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, who were men of Gibeon and Mizpah. These towns were under the jurisdiction ²  of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.

Nehemiah 4:16

4:16 From that day forward, half of my men were doing the work and half of them were taking up spears, ³  shields, bows, and body armor. Now the officers were behind all the people ⁴  of Judah

Nehemiah 12:31

12:31 I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large choirs to give thanks. One was to proceed ⁵  on the top of the wall southward toward the Dung Gate.

[2:7]  ¹ tn Heb “across the river,” here and often elsewhere in the Book of Nehemiah.

[3:7]  ² tn Heb “to the seat.”

[4:16]  ³ tc The MT reads “and spears.” The conjunction should be deleted.

[4:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “all the house.”

[12:31]  ⁴ tc The translation reads וְהָאַחַת הֹלֶכֶת (vÿha’akhat holekhet, “and one was proceeding”) rather than the MT reading וְתַהֲלֻכֹת (vÿtahalukhot, “and processions”).