Nehemiah 4:9

4:9 So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard to protect against them ¹  both day and night.

Nehemiah 4:14

4:14 When I had made an inspection, ²  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, ³  and fight on behalf of your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your families!” ⁴ 

[4:9]  ¹ tn Heb “against them.” The words “to protect” are added in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness. Some emend MT עֲלֵיהֶם (’alehem, “against them”) to עָלֶיהָ (’aleha, “against it,” i.e., Jerusalem).

[4:14]  ² tn Heb “And I saw.”

[4:14]  ³ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[4:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “houses.”