Nehemiah 9:32

9:32 “So now, our God – the great, powerful, and awesome God, who keeps covenant fidelity ¹  – do not regard as inconsequential ²  all the hardship that has befallen us – our kings, our leaders, our priests, our prophets, our ancestors, and all your people – from the days of the kings of Assyria until this very day!

Nehemiah 13:19

13:19 When the evening shadows ³  began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered ⁴  the doors to be closed. I further directed that they were not to be opened until after the Sabbath. I positioned ⁵  some of my young men at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.

[9:32]  ¹ tn Heb “the covenant and loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys. The second noun retains its full nominal sense, while the first functions adjectivally: “the covenant and loyalty” = covenant fidelity.

[9:32]  ² tn Heb “do not let it seem small in your sight.”

[13:19]  ³ tn Heb “the gates of Jerusalem grew dark.”

[13:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “said” (so also in v. 22).

[13:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “caused to stand.”