Nehemiah 5:10
Context5:10 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 7:2
Context7:2 I then put in charge over Jerusalem 4 my brother Hanani and Hananiah 5 the chief of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many do.


[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.
[7:2] 4 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[7:2] 5 tn Some have suggested that “Hananiah” is another name for Hanani, Nehemiah’s brother, so that only one individual is mentioned here. However, the third person plural in v. 3 indicates two people are in view.