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# I also continued
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"I" refers to Nehemiah.
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# we bought
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The word "we" refers to Nehemiah and his servants.
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# all my servants were gathered
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "I gathered all of my servants there" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# for the work
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"to work on the wall"
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# 150 men
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"one hundred and fifty men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# At my table were the Jews ... from among the nations who were around us
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Nehemiah was responsible for providing food for all of these people. This can be stated clearly. AT: "Also, every day I was responsible to feed at our table the Jews and the officials, 150 people; and we also fed the visitors who came from other countries around us (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# my table
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This refers to the governor's table. It was a communal table for the community and for discussion of issues.
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# officials
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"government leaders"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jew]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]] |