unfoldingWord_en_tn/neh/01/01.md

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  • Nehemiah...Hacaliah...Hanani - These are names of men. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:translate_names)
  • in the month of Kislev - This is the Jewish name for the ninth month of their calendar year.
  • in the twentieth year - AT: "in the twentieth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, King of Persia" (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:translate_numbers)
  • fortress city of Susa - This was a royal city of Persian kings, located in the country of Elam, far away from Judah. It was a large city with walls.
  • one of my brothers - AT: "one of my fellow Jews"
  • the Jews who had escaped - AT: "the Jews who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity"
  • the remnant of the Jews - AT: "the Jews who had survived the Babylonian captivity"