i[See ver. 1 above]
p[See ver. 3 above]
q[See ver. 1 above]
ac[See ver. 13 above]
ad[See ver. 13 above]
af[See ver. 13 above]
bf[See ver. 1 above]
bl[See ver. 1 above]
cd[See ver. 1 above]
cx[See ver. 14 above]

Nehemiah 3

Rebuilding the Wall

1Then aEliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built bthe Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and cset its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the dTower of Hananel. 2And next to him ethe men of Jericho built. And next to them
Hebrew him
Zaccur the son of Imri built.

3The sons of Hassenaah built gthe Fish Gate. hThey laid its beams and iset its doors, its bolts, and its bars. 4And next to them jMeremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired. And next to them kMeshullam the son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel repaired. And next to them Zadok the son of Baana repaired. 5And next to them lthe Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord.
Or lords


6Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah nrepaired the Gate of Yeshanah.
Or  of the old city
pThey laid its beams and qset its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
7And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, the seat of rthe governor of the province Beyond the River. 8Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, repaired. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, repaired, and they restored Jerusalem as far as sthe Broad Wall. 9Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, truler of half the district of
Or foreman of half the portion assigned to; also verses 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Jerusalem, repaired.
10Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired opposite his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah repaired. 11Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and vthe Tower of the Ovens. 12Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, wruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, he and his daughters.

13Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired xthe Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and yset its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits
A  cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
of the wall, as far as aathe Dung Gate.

14Malchijah the son of Rechab, ruler of the district of abBeth-haccherem, repaired acthe Dung Gate. He rebuilt it and adset its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

15And Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired aethe Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it and afset its doors, its bolts, and its bars. And he built the wall of agthe Pool of Shelah of ahthe king’s garden, as far as aithe stairs that go down from the city of David. 16After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired to a point opposite ajthe tombs of David, as far as akthe artificial pool, and as far as the house of the mighty men. 17After him the Levites repaired: Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, repaired for his district. 18After him their brothers repaired: Bavvai the son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah. 19Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at althe buttress.
Or corner; also verses 20, 24, 25
20After him Baruch the son of Zabbai repaired another section from the buttress to the door of the house of anEliashib the high priest. 21After him aoMeremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired another section from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib. 22After him the priests, the men of apthe surrounding area, repaired. 23After them Benjamin and Hasshub repaired opposite their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah repaired beside his own house. 24After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the buttress and to aqthe corner. 25Palal the son of Uzai repaired opposite the buttress and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king at arthe court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh 26 asand the temple servants living on atOphel repaired to a point opposite authe Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower. 27After him avthe Tekoites repaired another section opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel.

28Above awthe Horse Gate the priests repaired, each one opposite his own house. 29After them Zadok the son of Immer repaired opposite his own house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, repaired. 30After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section. After him axMeshullam the son of Berechiah repaired opposite ayhis chamber. 31After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants, opposite the Muster Gate,
Or Hammiphkad Gate
and to the upper chamber of the corner.
32And between the upper chamber of the corner and bathe Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and the merchants repaired.

Nehemiah 4

Opposition to the Work

1
Ch 3:33 in Hebrew
Now when bcSanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews.
2And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of bdSamaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves?
Or  Will they commit themselves to God?
Will they sacrifice? Will they finish up in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, and burned ones at that?”
3 bfTobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “Yes, what they are buildingbgif a fox goes up on it he will break down their stone wall!” 4 bhHear, O our God, for we are despised. biTurn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives. 5 bjDo not cover their guilt, and let not their sin be blotted out from your sight, for they have provoked you to anger in the presence of the builders.

6So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.

7
Ch 4:1 in Hebrew
But when blSanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and that the breaches were beginning to be closed, they were very angry.
8 bmAnd they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it. 9And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night.

10In Judah it was said,
Hebrew Judah said
“The strength of those who bear the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble. By ourselves we will not be able to rebuild the wall.”
11And our enemies said, “They will not know or see till we come among them and kill them and stop the work.” 12At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and said to us ten times, “You must return to us.”
The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
13So in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in open places, I stationed the people by their clans, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. 14And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, bp“Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, bqwho is great and awesome, brand fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.”

The Work Resumes

15When our enemies heard that it was known to us bsand that God had frustrated their plan, we all returned to the wall, each to his work. 16From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and btcoats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the whole house of Judah, 17who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. 18And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me. 19And I said to buthe nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and widely spread, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another. 20In the place where you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. bvOur God will fight for us.”

21So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out. 22I also said to the people at that time, “Let every man and his servant pass the night within Jerusalem, that they may be a guard for us by night and may labor by day.” 23So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes; bweach kept his weapon at his right hand.
Probable reading; Hebrew  each his weapon the water


Nehemiah 5

Nehemiah Stops Oppression of the Poor

1Now there arose bya great outcry of the people and of their wives bzagainst their Jewish brothers. 2For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive.” 3There were also those who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain because of the famine.” 4And there were those who said, “We have borrowed money for cathe king’s tax on our fields and our vineyards. 5Now cbour flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet ccwe are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards.”

6I was very angry when I heard cdtheir outcry and these words. 7I took counsel with myself, and I brought charges against the nobles and the officials. I said to them, ce“You are exacting interest, each from his brother.” And I held a great assembly against them 8and said to them, “We, as far as we are able, cfhave bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us!” They were silent and could not find a word to say. 9So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk cgin the fear of our God chto prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies? 10Moreover, I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Let us abandon this exacting of interest. 11Return to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive orchards, and their houses, and the percentage of money, grain, wine, and oil that you have been exacting from them.” 12Then they said, “We will restore these and cirequire nothing from them. We will do as you say.” And I called the priests and cjmade them swear ckto do as they had promised. 13 clI also shook out the fold
Hebrew bosom
of my garment and said, “So may God shake out every man from his house and from his labor who does not keep this promise. So may he be shaken out and emptied.” cnAnd all the assembly saidAmen” and praised the Lord. And the people did as they had promised.

Nehemiah’s Generosity

14Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from cothe twentieth year to cpthe thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, cqneither I nor my brothers ate the food allowance of the governor. 15The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration
Compare Vulgate; Hebrew  took from them with food and wine afterward
forty shekels
A  shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, ctbecause of the fear of God.
16I also persevered in the work on this wall, and we acquired no land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work. 17Moreover, there were cuat my table 150 men, Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations that were around us. 18 cvNow what was prepared at my expense
Or  prepared for me
for each day was one ox and six choice sheep and birds, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Yet for all this cxI did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because the service was too heavy on this people.
19 cyRemember for my good, O my God, all that I have done for this people.

Nehemiah 6

Conspiracy Against Nehemiah

1Now when czSanballat and Tobiah and daGeshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it ( dbalthough up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates), 2Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim in the plain of dcOno.” But they intended to do me harm. 3And I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?” 4And they sent to me four times in this way, and I answered them in the same manner. 5In the same way Sanballat for the fifth time sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand. 6In it was written, “It is reported among the nations, and Geshem
Hebrew Gashmu
also says it, that you and dethe Jews intend to rebel; that is why you are building the wall. And according to these reports you wish to become their king.
7And you have also set up prophets to proclaim concerning you in Jerusalem, ‘There is a king in Judah.’ And now the king will hear of these reports. So now come and let us take counsel together.” 8Then I sent to him, saying, “No such things as you say have been done, for you are inventing them out of your own mind.” 9For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done.” But now, O God,
Hebrew lacks  O God
strengthen my hands.

10Now when I went into the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, who was dgconfined to his home, he said, “Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple. Let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you. They are coming to kill you by night.” 11But I said, “Should such a man as I run away? And what man such as I could go into the temple and live?
Or would go into the temple to save his life
I will not go in.”
12And I understood and saw that God had not sent him, dibut he had pronounced the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. 13For this purpose he was hired, that I should be afraid and act in this way and sin, and so they could give me a bad name in order to taunt me. 14 djRemember Tobiah and Sanballat, O my God, according to these things that they did, and also dkthe prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who wanted to make me afraid.

The Wall Is Finished

15So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. 16And dlwhen all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, dmfor they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God. 17Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came to them. 18For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah the son of dnArah: and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of doMeshullam the son of Berechiah as his wife. 19Also they spoke of his good deeds in my presence and reported my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to make me afraid.

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