Nehemiah 7:64-65

7:64 They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but none were found. They were therefore excluded ¹  from the priesthood. 7:65 The governor ²  instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult ³  the Urim and Thummim.

Nehemiah 12:30

12:30 When the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

Nehemiah 12:2

12:2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

Nehemiah 1:4

1:4 When I heard these things I sat down abruptly, ⁴  crying and mourning for several days. I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

Nehemiah 1:1

A Prayer of Nehemiah

1:1 ⁵ These are the words of Nehemiah ⁶  son of Hacaliah:

It so happened that in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, ⁷  I was in Susa ⁸  the citadel.

Nehemiah 1:1-2

A Prayer of Nehemiah

1:1 ⁹ These are the words of Nehemiah ¹⁰  son of Hacaliah:

It so happened that in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, ¹¹  I was in Susa ¹²  the citadel. 1:2 Hanani, who was one of my relatives, ¹³  along with some of the men from Judah, came to me, ¹⁴  and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped and had survived the exile, and about Jerusalem. ¹⁵ 

Nehemiah 1:4-5

1:4 When I heard these things I sat down abruptly, ¹⁶  crying and mourning for several days. I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven. 1:5 Then I said, “Please, O LORD God of heaven, great and awesome God, who keeps his loving covenant ¹⁷  with those who love him and obey ¹⁸  his commandments,

Nehemiah 1:1

A Prayer of Nehemiah

1:1 ¹⁹ These are the words of Nehemiah ²⁰  son of Hacaliah:

It so happened that in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, ²¹  I was in Susa ²²  the citadel.

Nehemiah 1:1

A Prayer of Nehemiah

1:1 ²³ These are the words of Nehemiah ²⁴  son of Hacaliah:

It so happened that in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, ²⁵  I was in Susa ²⁶  the citadel.

Nehemiah 1:1

A Prayer of Nehemiah

1:1 ²⁷ These are the words of Nehemiah ²⁸  son of Hacaliah:

It so happened that in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, ²⁹  I was in Susa ³⁰  the citadel.

Isaiah 49:23

49:23 Kings will be your children’s ³¹  guardians;

their princesses will nurse your children. ³² 

With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you

and they will lick the dirt on ³³  your feet.

Then you will recognize that I am the Lord;

those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.

[7:64]  ¹ tn Heb “they were desecrated.”

[7:65]  ² tn The Hebrew term תִּרְשָׁתָא (tirshata’; KJV “Tirshatha”) is the official title of a Persian governor in Judea. In meaning it may be similar to “excellency” (cf. NAB). See further BDB 1077 s.v.; W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 395; HALOT 1798 s.v.

[7:65]  ³ tn Heb “stood.”

[1:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “sat down.” Context suggests that this was a rather sudden action, resulting from the emotional shock of the unpleasant news, so “abruptly” has been supplied in the present translation.

[1:1]  ⁵ sn In ancient Judaism Ezra and Nehemiah were regarded as a single book with dual authorship. According to the Talmud, “Ezra wrote his book” (b. Bava Batra 15a). The Gemara then asks and answers, “And who finished it? Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.” Accordingly, the two are joined in the Leningrad Codex (ca. A.D. 1008), the manuscript upon which modern printed editions of the Hebrew Bible (e.g., BHK and BHS) are based.

[1:1]  ⁶ sn The name Nehemiah in Hebrew (נְחֶמְיָה, nÿkhemyah) means “the LORD comforts.”

[1:1]  ⁷ tn That is, the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign (cf. 2:1).

[1:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “Shushan.”

[1:1]  ⁹ sn In ancient Judaism Ezra and Nehemiah were regarded as a single book with dual authorship. According to the Talmud, “Ezra wrote his book” (b. Bava Batra 15a). The Gemara then asks and answers, “And who finished it? Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.” Accordingly, the two are joined in the Leningrad Codex (ca. A.D. 1008), the manuscript upon which modern printed editions of the Hebrew Bible (e.g., BHK and BHS) are based.

[1:1]  ¹⁰ sn The name Nehemiah in Hebrew (נְחֶמְיָה, nÿkhemyah) means “the LORD comforts.”

[1:1]  ¹¹ tn That is, the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign (cf. 2:1).

[1:1]  ¹² tn Heb “Shushan.”

[1:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “brothers.”

[1:2]  ¹⁴ tn The Hebrew text does not include the words “to me”; these words were supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.

[1:2]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:4]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “sat down.” Context suggests that this was a rather sudden action, resulting from the emotional shock of the unpleasant news, so “abruptly” has been supplied in the present translation.

[1:5]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “the covenant and loyal love.” The phrase is a hendiadys: the first noun retains its full nominal sense, while the second noun functions adjectivally (“loyal love” = loving). Alternately, the first might function adjectivally and the second noun function as the noun: “covenant and loyal love” = covenant fidelity (see Neh 9:32).

[1:5]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “keep.” The Hebrew verb שָׁמַר (shamar, “to observe; to keep”) is often used as an idiom that means “to obey” the commandments of God (e.g., Exod 20:6; Deut 5:16; 23:24; 29:8; Judg 2:22; 1 Kgs 2:43; 11:11; Ps 119:8, 17, 34; Jer 35:18; Ezek 17:14; Amos 2:4). See BDB 1036 s.v. 3.c.

[1:1]  ¹⁹ sn In ancient Judaism Ezra and Nehemiah were regarded as a single book with dual authorship. According to the Talmud, “Ezra wrote his book” (b. Bava Batra 15a). The Gemara then asks and answers, “And who finished it? Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.” Accordingly, the two are joined in the Leningrad Codex (ca. A.D. 1008), the manuscript upon which modern printed editions of the Hebrew Bible (e.g., BHK and BHS) are based.

[1:1]  ²⁰ sn The name Nehemiah in Hebrew (נְחֶמְיָה, nÿkhemyah) means “the LORD comforts.”

[1:1]  ²¹ tn That is, the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign (cf. 2:1).

[1:1]  ²² tn Heb “Shushan.”

[1:1]  ²³ sn In ancient Judaism Ezra and Nehemiah were regarded as a single book with dual authorship. According to the Talmud, “Ezra wrote his book” (b. Bava Batra 15a). The Gemara then asks and answers, “And who finished it? Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.” Accordingly, the two are joined in the Leningrad Codex (ca. A.D. 1008), the manuscript upon which modern printed editions of the Hebrew Bible (e.g., BHK and BHS) are based.

[1:1]  ²⁴ sn The name Nehemiah in Hebrew (נְחֶמְיָה, nÿkhemyah) means “the LORD comforts.”

[1:1]  ²⁵ tn That is, the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign (cf. 2:1).

[1:1]  ²⁶ tn Heb “Shushan.”

[1:1]  ²⁷ sn In ancient Judaism Ezra and Nehemiah were regarded as a single book with dual authorship. According to the Talmud, “Ezra wrote his book” (b. Bava Batra 15a). The Gemara then asks and answers, “And who finished it? Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.” Accordingly, the two are joined in the Leningrad Codex (ca. A.D. 1008), the manuscript upon which modern printed editions of the Hebrew Bible (e.g., BHK and BHS) are based.

[1:1]  ²⁸ sn The name Nehemiah in Hebrew (נְחֶמְיָה, nÿkhemyah) means “the LORD comforts.”

[1:1]  ²⁹ tn That is, the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign (cf. 2:1).

[1:1]  ³⁰ tn Heb “Shushan.”

[49:23]  ³¹ tn Heb “your,” but Zion here stands by metonymy for her children (see v. 22b).

[49:23]  ³² tn Heb “you.” See the preceding note.

[49:23]  ³³ tn Or “at your feet” (NAB, NIV); NLT “from your feet.”