Nehemiah 1

1 a. Or Susa

1 b. Or fortified palace, and so elsewhere in the book

5 c. Lit. Him

5 d. Lit. His

8 e. act treacherously

Nehemiah 2

1 a. Artaxerxes Longimanus

2 b. Lit. very much

7 c. The Euphrates

8 d. palace

8 e. Lit. house

10 f. Lit. servant

13 g. Dung

13 h. examined

15 i. torrent valley, wadi

15 j. examined

17 k. desolate

18 l. Lit. strengthened

Nehemiah 3

1 a. Heb. Hammeah

2 b. Lit. On his hand

4 c. Or Hakkoz

5 d. Lit. necks

7 e. Lit. throne

7 f. West of the Euphrates

8 g. Lit. the son

8 h. restored

15 i. Or Shiloah

16 j. LXX, Syr., Vg. tomb

18 k. So with MT, Vg.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr. Binnui (cf. v. 24)

19 l. Lit. turning

20 m. A few Heb. mss., Syr., Vg. Zaccai

20 n. Lit. turning

21 o. Or Hakkoz

24 p. Lit. turning

25 q. Lit. turning

30 r. Lit. room

31 s. Lit. a son of the goldsmiths

31 t. Lit. Inspection or Recruiting

Nehemiah 4

7 a. Lit. breaks

16 b. Supported

21 c. Lit. them

Nehemiah 5

7 a. charging interest

7 b. Lit. held

10 c. interest

13 d. Lit. my lap

16 e. So with MT; LXX, Syr., Vg. I

Nehemiah 6

1 a. Or Gashmu

2 b. Or Gashmu

2 c. Or in Kephirim, exact location unknown

6 d. Heb. Gashmu

10 e. Lit. house

19 f. Or affairs

Nehemiah 7

2 a. palace

7 b. Seraiah, Ezra 2:2

7 c. Mispar, Ezra 2:2

15 d. Bani, Ezra 2:10

24 e. Jorah, Ezra 2:18

25 f. Gibbar, Ezra 2:20

28 g. Azmaveth, Ezra 2:24

29 h. Kirjath Arim, Ezra 2:25

43 i. Hodaviah, Ezra 2:40; or Judah, Ezra 3:9

47 j. Siaha, Ezra 2:44

48 k. MT Lebanah

48 l. MT Hogabah

48 m. Shalmai, Ezra 2:46; or Shamlai

52 n. Nephusim, Ezra 2:50

54 o. Bazluth, Ezra 2:52

57 p. Peruda, Ezra 2:55

59 q. Ami, Ezra 2:57

61 r. Addan, Ezra 2:59

63 s. Or Hakkoz

65 t. Heb. Tirshatha

70 u. Heb. Tirshatha

Nehemiah 8

3 a. Lit. from the light

9 b. Heb. Tirshatha

14 c. Temporary shelters

17 d. Temporary shelters

Nehemiah 9

1 a. Lit. earth on them

4 b. Lit. ascent

10 c. presumptuously or insolently

15 d. Lit. raised Your hand to

16 e. presumptuously

16 f. Stiffened their necks, became stubborn

17 g. So with MT, Vg.; LXX in Egypt

22 h. Lit. corners

22 i. So with MT, Vg.; LXX omits The land of

24 j. Lit. sons

25 k. Lit. trees for eating

26 l. admonished or warned them

29 m. admonished them

29 n. presumptuously

29 o. Became stubborn

30 p. admonished or warned them

32 q. hardship

Nehemiah 10

1 a. Heb. Tirshatha

31 b. merchandise

31 c. collection

37 d. Temple

Nehemiah 11

9 a. Or Hassenuah

14 b. Or the son of Haggedolim

16 c. Temple

17 d. Or Michah

22 e. work

22 f. Temple

23 g. fixed share

24 h. Lit. at the king’s hand

Nehemiah 12

2 a. Melichu, v. 14

3 b. Shebaniah, v. 14

3 c. Harim, v. 15

3 d. Meraioth, v. 15

4 e. Ginnethon, v. 16

5 f. Minjamin, v. 17

5 g. Moadiah, v. 17

7 h. Sallai, v. 20

14 i. Malluch, v. 2

14 j. Shechaniah, v. 3

15 k. Rehum, v. 3

15 l. Meremoth, v. 3

17 m. Mijamin, v. 5

17 n. Maadiah, v. 5

20 o. Sallu, v. 7

24 p. Lit. watch by watch

26 q. Jehozadak, 1 Chr. 6:14

39 r. Heb. Hammeah

41 s. Or Mijamin, v. 5

42 t. Lit. made their voice to be heard

44 u. Lit. stood

47 v. set apart

Nehemiah 13

7 a. Temple

20 b. merchandise

20 c. spent the night

21 d. Lit. before

25 e. pronounced them cursed