Nehemiah 5:14–19 relates Nehemiah’s own generosity during the time of his governorship in Judea. Its inclusion at this stage of Nehemiah’s book provides the example that the richer among the Jews were to follow, according to Nehemiah’s directives in Nehemiah 5:9–11. Nehemiah 6:1–19 returns to the theme of Nehemiah 5:4, namely, the resistance from enemies without.
1 Il s'éleva de la part des gens du peuple et de leurs femmes de grandes plaintes contre leurs frères les Juifs.