Nehemiah 6:4

6:4 They contacted ¹  me four times in this way, and I responded the same way each time. ² 

Nehemiah 2:20

2:20 I responded to them by saying, “The God of heaven will prosper us. We his servants will start the rebuilding. ³  But you have no just or ancient right in Jerusalem.” ⁴ 

[6:4]  ¹ tn Heb “sent to.”

[6:4]  ² tn Heb “and I answered them according to this word.”

[2:20]  ³ tn Heb “will arise and build.” The idiom “arise and…” means to begin the action described by the second verb.

[2:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “portion or right or remembrance.” The expression is probably a hendiatris: The first two nouns retain their full nominal function, while the third noun functions adjectivally (“right or remembrance” = “ancient right”).