Nehemiah 2
a 2:13 Or Serpent or Fig
Nehemiah 3
a 3:5 Or their Lord or the governor
b 3:6 Or Old
c 3:13 That is, about 1,500 feet or about 450 meters
d 3:15 Hebrew Shelah, a variant of Shiloah, that is, Siloam
e 3:16 Hebrew; Septuagint, some Vulgate manuscripts and Syriac tomb
f 3:18 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 24); most Hebrew manuscripts Bavvai
Nehemiah 4
a In Hebrew texts 4:1–6 is numbered 3:33–38, and 4:7–23 is numbered 4:1–17.
b 4:5 Or have aroused your anger before
c 4:23 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
Nehemiah 5
a 5:15 That is, about 1 pound or about 460 grams
b 5:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac I
Nehemiah 6
Nehemiah 7
a 7:68 Some Hebrew manuscripts (see also Ezra 2:66); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have this verse.
b 7:70 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms
c 7:71 That is, about 375 pounds or about 170 kilograms; also in verse 72
d 7:71 That is, about 1 1/3 tons or about 1.2 metric tons
e 7:72 That is, about 1 1/4 tons or about 1.1 metric tons
Nehemiah 8
a 8:8 Or God, translating it
b 8:15 See Lev. 23:37–40.
Nehemiah 9
a 9:5 Or God for ever and ever
b 9:9 Or the Sea of Reeds
c 9:22 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts Sihon, that is, the country of the
Nehemiah 10
a In Hebrew texts 10:1–39 is numbered 10:2–40.
b 10:32 That is, about 1/8 ounce or about 4 grams
c 10:33 Or purification offerings
Nehemiah 11
a 11:14 Most Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew their
Nehemiah 12
a 12:4 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 16); most Hebrew manuscripts Ginnethoi
b 12:5 A variant of Miniamin
c 12:14 Very many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also verse 3); most Hebrew manuscripts Shebaniah’s
d 12:15 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 3); Hebrew Meraioth’s
e 12:31 Or go alongside
f 12:31 Or proceed alongside
g 12:38 Or them alongside
h 12:39 Or Old