Nehemiah 3:1

The Names of the Builders

3:1 Then Eliashib the high priest and his priestly colleagues ¹  arose and built the Sheep Gate. They dedicated ²  it and erected its doors, working as far as the Tower of the Hundred ³  and ⁴  the Tower of Hananel.

Nehemiah 4:14

4:14 When I had made an inspection, ⁵  I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the great and awesome Lord, ⁶  and fight on behalf of your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your families!” ⁷ 

Nehemiah 8:5

8:5 Ezra opened the book in plain view ⁸  of all the people, for he was elevated above all the people. When he opened the book, ⁹  all the people stood up.

[3:1]  ¹ tn Heb “his brothers the priests.”

[3:1]  ² tn Or “consecrated” (so NASB, NRSV); KJV, ASV “sanctified”; NCV “gave it to the Lord’s service.”

[3:1]  ³ tc The MT adds קִדְּשׁוּהוּ (qidshuhu, “they sanctified it”). This term is repeated from the first part of the verse, probably as an intentional scribal addition to harmonize this statement with the preceding parallel statement.

[3:1]  ⁴ tc The translation reads וְעַד (vÿ’ad, “and unto”) rather than the MT reading עַד (ad, “unto”). The original vav (ו) was probably dropped accidentally due to haplography with the final vav on the immediately preceding word in the MT.

[4:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “And I saw.”

[4:14]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[4:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “houses.”

[8:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “to the eyes.”

[8:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the book) has been specified in the translation for clarity.