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I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and I gave them the letters of the king. Then the king sent troop commanders and horses with me. 10 But when Sanballat the Horonite and the Ammonite servant Tobiah heard this, they were greatly displeased[a] that a person had come to seek the welfare of the Israelites.[b]

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  1. Nehemiah 2:10 Literally “it was a great disaster for them”
  2. Nehemiah 2:10 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

Then I went to the governors in the region beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. 10 When (A)Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite [a]official heard of it, they were deeply disturbed that a man had come to seek the well-being of the children of Israel.

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  1. Nehemiah 2:10 Lit. servant