Nehemiah 8:18

8:18 Ezra ¹  read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. ²  They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly ³  as was required. ⁴ 

Nehemiah 10:32

10:32 We accept responsibility for fulfilling ⁵  the commands to give ⁶  one third of a shekel each year for the work of the temple ⁷  of our God,

[8:18]  ¹ tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:18]  ² tn Heb “the last day.”

[8:18]  ³ tn Heb “on the eighth day an assembly.” The words “they held” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “according to the judgment.”

[10:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “cause to stand on us.”

[10:32]  ⁶ tc The MT reads “to give upon us.” However, the term עָלֵינוּ (’alenu, “upon us”) should probably be deleted, following a few medieval Hebrew MSS, the Syriac Peshitta, and the Vulgate.

[10:32]  ⁷ tn Heb “house” (also in vv. 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39).