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 6:12

6:12 I recognized the fact that God had not sent him, for he had spoken the prophecy against me as a hired agent of Tobiah and Sanballat. ⁴ 

Nehemiah 7:64

7:64 They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but none were found. They were therefore excluded ⁵  from the priesthood.

Nehemiah 9:16

9:16 “But they – our ancestors ⁶  – behaved presumptuously; they rebelled ⁷  and did not obey your commandments.

Nehemiah 9:20

9:20 You imparted your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths; you provided water for their thirst.

[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).

[6:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “and Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.”

[7:64]  ⁷ tn Heb “they were desecrated.”

[9:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and our fathers.” The vav is explicative.

[9:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “they stiffened their neck” (so also in the following verse).