And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
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Gill's Exposition
And Nehemiah which is the Tirshatha,.... Or governor, as Zerubbabel had been, and now Nehemiah, see Ezr 2:63
and Ezra the priest and scribe; see Neh 8:1,
and the Levites that taught the people; see…
Barnes' Notes
Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha - Hereto, Nehemiah has called himself פחה pechâh Neh 5:14-15, Neh 5:18, which is the ordinary word for “governor.” Now for the first time he is called ‘the…
Adam Clarke
Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha - This puts it out of doubt that, when the Tirshatha is mentioned, Nehemiah himself is intended, Tirshatha being the name of his office.
Mourn not, nor weep - This is…
We may here observe,
I. How the people were wounded with the words of the law that were read to them. The law works death, and speaks terror, shows men their sins, and their misery and danger because…
Cambridge Bible
Nehemiah, whichis the Tirshatha R.V. N. which was &c. On the title here used see note on Ezr 2:63. Nehemiah in his own -Memoirs" speaks of himself as -Pekhah" (cf. Neh 5:14-15; Neh 5:18); and in…
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