Cross-References and Text Notes
Nehemiah 1
r S Ex 32:11; Isa 51:9-11
Nehemiah 2
1 2:13 Or Serpent or Fig
Nehemiah 3
1 3:5 Or their Lord or the governor
2 3:6 Or Old
3 3:13 That is, about 1,500 feet or about 450 meters
4 3:15 Hebrew Shelah, a variant of Shiloah, that is, Siloam
5 3:16 Hebrew; Septuagint, some Vulgate manuscripts and Syriac tomb
Nehemiah 4
b S Ezr 4:9-10
2 4:5 Or have aroused your anger before
3 4:23 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
Nehemiah 5
e Lev 25:39-43,47; S 2Ki 4:1; Isa 50:1
f Dt 15:7-11; S 2Ki 4:1
1 5:15 That is, about 1 pound or about 460 grams
2 5:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac I
Nehemiah 6
1 6:2 Or in Kephirim
2 6:6 Hebrew Gashmu, a variant of Geshem
l S Ex 15:20; Eze 13:17-23; S Ac 21:9; Rev 2:20
Nehemiah 7
1 7:68 Some Hebrew manuscripts (see also Ezra 2:66); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have this verse.
2 7:70 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms
4 7:71 That is, about 1 1/3 tons or about 1.2 metric tons
5 7:72 That is, about 1 1/4 tons or about 1.1 metric tons
Nehemiah 8
1 8:8 Or God, translating it
m 1Sa 25:8; S 2Sa 6:19; Est 9:22; Lk 14:12-14
2 8:15 See Lev. 23:37-40.
Nehemiah 9
1 9:5 Or God for ever and ever
q S Ge 15:18-21; S Ezr 9:1
2 9:9 Or the Sea of Reeds
k S Ge 2:3; Ex 20:8-11
l S Ex 16:4; Ps 78:24-25; Jn 6:31
y S Ex 22:27; Nu 14:17-19; Ps 86:15
3 9:22 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts Sihon, that is, the country of the
x S Jdg 2:12-13
Nehemiah 10
k S Nu 5:21; Ps 119:106
n S Ex 23:11; Lev 25:1-7
2 10:32 That is, about 1/8 ounce or about 4 grams
3 10:33 Or purification offerings
w S Ex 13:2; S Nu 18:14-16
Nehemiah 11
1 11:14 Most Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew their
Nehemiah 12
c S 1Ch 3:19; Ezr 3:2; Zec 4:6-10
2 12:5 A variant of Miniamin
3 12:14 Very many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also verse 3); most Hebrew manuscripts Shebaniah’s
5 12:31 Or go alongside
6 12:31 Or proceed alongside
7 12:38 Or them alongside
8 12:39 Or Old
Nehemiah 13
v Ex 20:8-11; S 34:21; Dt 5:12-15