NEHEMIAH 7:1-73B NLT TEXT NOTES

*Neh 7:3 Or Keep the gates of Jerusalem closed until the sun is hot.

*Neh 7:7a As in parallel text at Ezra 2:2; Hebrew reads Azariah.

*Neh 7:7b As in parallel text at Ezra 2:2; Hebrew reads Raamiah.

*Neh 7:7c As in parallel text at Ezra 2:2; Hebrew reads Mispereth.

*Neh 7:7d As in parallel text at Ezra 2:2; Hebrew reads Nehum.

*Neh 7:15 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:10; Hebrew reads Binnui.

*Neh 7:24 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:18; Hebrew reads Hariph.

*Neh 7:25 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:20; Hebrew reads Gibeon.

*Neh 7:33 Or of the other Nebo.

*Neh 7:34 Or of the other Elam.

*Neh 7:43 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:40; Hebrew reads Hodevah.

*Neh 7:47 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:44; Hebrew reads Sia.

*Neh 7:52 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:50; Hebrew reads Nephushesim.

*Neh 7:54 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:52; Hebrew reads Bazlith.

*Neh 7:57 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:55; Hebrew reads Sotai, Sophereth, Perida.

*Neh 7:58 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:56; Hebrew reads Jaala.

*Neh 7:59 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:57; Hebrew reads Amon.

*Neh 7:61 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:59; Hebrew reads Addon.

*Neh 7:68 As in some Hebrew manuscripts (see also Ezra 2:66); most Hebrew manuscripts lack this verse. Verses 7:69-73 are numbered 7:68-72 in Hebrew text.

*Neh 7:70 Hebrew 1,000 darics of gold, about 19 pounds or 8.6 kilograms in weight.

*Neh 7:71a Hebrew 20,000 darics of gold, about 375 pounds or 170 kilograms in weight; also in 7:72.

*Neh 7:71b Hebrew 2,200 minas [1,300 kilograms].

*Neh 7:72 Hebrew 2,000 minas [1,200 kilograms].

*Neh 7:73a Hebrew In the seventh month. This month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred within the months of October and November 445 B.C.

*Neh 7:73b In print editions of the NLT, the preceding sentence fragment is included at the beginning of 8:1