Nehemiah 6:9

6:9 All of them were wanting ¹  to scare us, supposing, “Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won’t get done.”

So now, strengthen my hands! ² 

Nehemiah 9:36

9:36 “So today we are slaves! In the very land you gave to our ancestors to eat its fruit and to enjoy ³  its good things – we are slaves!

Nehemiah 10:36

10:36 We also accept responsibility, as is written in the law, for bringing the firstborn of our sons and our cattle and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks to the temple of our God, to the priests who are ministering in the temple of our God.

Nehemiah 13:2

13:2 for they had not met the Israelites with food ⁴  and water, but instead had hired Balaam to curse them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into blessing.)

[6:9]  ¹ tn The participle has a desiderative nuance here, describing the desire of the subject and not necessarily the actual outcome. See also v. 14.

[6:9]  ² tn The statement “So now, strengthen my hands” is frequently understood as an implied prayer, but is taken differently by NAB (“But instead, I now redoubled my efforts”).

[9:36]  ³ tn The expression “to enjoy” is not included in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[13:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “bread.” The Hebrew term is generic here, however, referring to more than bread alone.