it seems that a distinction is made between translating (prš) and interpreting (bîn). In such a case our rendering is to be preferred. 9 This is one of the most important verses in Ezra-Nehemiah, but full of problems. On face value this verse mentions Nehemiah and Ezra, and thus shows that they were contemporaries. This is very important for a better understanding of the relationship between Nehemiah and Ezra. It is one of the mysteries of the bo oks of Ezra-Nehemiah that according to the description