Nehemiah 9:16

9:16 “But they – our ancestors ¹  – behaved presumptuously; they rebelled ²  and did not obey your commandments.

Nehemiah 9:10

9:10 You performed awesome signs ³  against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians ⁴  had acted presumptuously ⁵  against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day.

Nehemiah 9:29

9:29 And you solemnly admonished them in order to return them to your law, but they behaved presumptuously and did not obey your commandments. They sinned against your ordinances – those by which an individual, if he obeys them, ⁶  will live. They boldly turned from you; ⁷  they rebelled ⁸  and did not obey.

[9:16]  ¹ tn Heb “and our fathers.” The vav is explicative.

[9:16]  ² tn Heb “they stiffened their neck” (so also in the following verse).

[9:10]  ³ tn Heb “signs and wonders.” This phrase is a hendiadys. The second noun functions adjectivally, while the first noun retains its full nominal sense: “awesome signs” or “miraculous signs.”

[9:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:10]  ⁵ tn Or “arrogantly” (so NASB); NRSV “insolently.”

[9:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “if a man keep.” See note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.

[9:29]  ⁶ tn Heb “they gave a stubborn shoulder.”

[9:29]  ⁷ tn Heb “they stiffened their neck.”