Nehemiah 5:10

5:10 Even I and my relatives ¹  and my associates ²  are lending them money and grain. But let us abandon this practice of seizing collateral! ³ 

Nehemiah 5:16

5:16 I gave myself to the work on this wall, without even purchasing ⁴  a field. All my associates were gathered there for the work.

Nehemiah 6:7

6:7 You have also established prophets to announce ⁵  in Jerusalem ⁶  on your behalf, ‘We have a king in Judah!’ Now the king is going to hear about these rumors. So come on! Let’s talk about this.” ⁷ 

Nehemiah 6:14

6:14 Remember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat in light of these actions of theirs – also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who were trying to scare me!

[5:10]  ¹ tn Heb “brothers.”

[5:10]  ² tn Heb “lads.”

[5:10]  ³ tn Heb “this debt.” This expression is a metonymy of association: “debt” refers to the seizure of the collateral of the debt.

[5:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “we did not purchase.”

[6:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “call.”

[6:7]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “Let us consult together.”