Nehemiah 3:2-3

3:2 The men of Jericho ¹  built adjacent to it, and Zaccur son of Imri built adjacent to them. ² 

3:3 The sons of Hassenaah rebuilt the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

Nehemiah 12:29

12:29 and from Beth Gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built settlements for themselves around Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 12:45

12:45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and ³  his son Solomon.

Nehemiah 5:8

5:8 I said to them, “To the extent possible we have bought back our fellow Jews ⁴  who had been sold to the Gentiles. But now you yourselves want to sell your own countrymen, ⁵  so that we can then buy them back!” They were utterly silent, and could find nothing to say.

Nehemiah 6:18

6:18 For many in Judah had sworn allegiance to him, ⁶  because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. His son Jonathan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.

[3:2]  ¹ map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[3:2]  ² tn Heb “it.”

[12:45]  ³ tc With many medieval Hebrew MSS and the ancient versions the translation reads the conjunction (“and”). It is absent in the Leningrad MS that forms the textual basis for BHS.

[5:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “our brothers, the Jews.”

[5:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “your brothers.”

[6:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “were lords of oath.”