Nehemiah 3:5

3:5 The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders ¹  would not assist ²  with the work of their master. ³ 

Nehemiah 10:32

10:32 We accept responsibility for fulfilling ⁴  the commands to give ⁵  one third of a shekel each year for the work of the temple ⁶  of our God,

Nehemiah 10:37

10:37 We will also bring the first of our coarse meal, of our contributions, of the fruit of every tree, of new wine, and of olive oil to the priests at the storerooms of the temple of our God, along with a tenth of the produce ⁷  of our land to the Levites, for the Levites are the ones who collect the tithes in all the cities where we work. ⁸ 

Nehemiah 5:18

5:18 Every day one ox, six select sheep, and some birds were prepared for me, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Despite all this I did not require the food allotted to the governor, for the work was demanding on this people.

[3:5]  ¹ tn Heb “their nobles.”

[3:5]  ² tn Heb “bring their neck.”

[3:5]  ³ tn The plural form אֲדֹנֵיהֶם (’adonehem, “lords”) is probably a plural of majesty referring to Nehemiah (e.g., Isa 19:4; see GKC 399 §124.i). However, some English versions take the plural to refer to the “supervisors” (NIV, NCV, TEV) and others to “their Lord” (KJV, NRSV).

[10:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “cause to stand on us.”

[10:32]  ⁵ tc The MT reads “to give upon us.” However, the term עָלֵינוּ (’alenu, “upon us”) should probably be deleted, following a few medieval Hebrew MSS, the Syriac Peshitta, and the Vulgate.

[10:32]  ⁶ tn Heb “house” (also in vv. 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39).

[10:37]  ⁷ tn Heb “a tithe of our land.”

[10:37]  ⁸ tn Heb “of our work.”