Nehemiah 7:65

7:65 The governor ¹  instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult ²  the Urim and Thummim.

Nehemiah 7:70

7:70 Some of the family leaders ³  contributed to the work. The governor contributed to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, ⁴  50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.

Nehemiah 8:9

8:9 Then Nehemiah the governor, ⁵  Ezra the priestly scribe, ⁶  and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, ⁷  “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.

[7:65]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Heb “stood.”

[7:70]  ³ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”

[7:70]  ⁴ tn Heb “darics” (also in vv. 71, 72).

[8:9]  ⁵ tc The unexpected reference to Nehemiah here has led some scholars to suspect that the phrase “Nehemiah the governor” is a later addition to the text and not original.

[8:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.”

[8:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “the people.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.