Nehemiah 5:13

5:13 I also shook out my garment, ¹  and I said, “In this way may God shake out from his house and his property every person who does not carry out ²  this matter. In this way may he be shaken out and emptied!” All the assembly replied, “So be it!” and they praised the LORD. Then the people did as they had promised. ³ 

Nehemiah 9:32

9:32 “So now, our God – the great, powerful, and awesome God, who keeps covenant fidelity ⁴  – do not regard as inconsequential ⁵  all the hardship that has befallen us – our kings, our leaders, our priests, our prophets, our ancestors, and all your people – from the days of the kings of Assyria until this very day!

Nehemiah 13:19

13:19 When the evening shadows ⁶  began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered ⁷  the doors to be closed. I further directed that they were not to be opened until after the Sabbath. I positioned ⁸  some of my young men at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.

[5:13]  ¹ tn Heb “my bosom.”

[5:13]  ² tn Heb “cause to stand.”

[5:13]  ³ tn Heb “according to this word.”

[9:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “the covenant and loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys. The second noun retains its full nominal sense, while the first functions adjectivally: “the covenant and loyalty” = covenant fidelity.

[9:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “do not let it seem small in your sight.”

[13:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “the gates of Jerusalem grew dark.”

[13:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “said” (so also in v. 22).

[13:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “caused to stand.”