Nehemiah – a verse that should not be there

Nehemiah 7:68 appears to be a later addition to the original text.

Certain English Bible translations include Nehemiah 7:68, and some do so with a footnote stating “As in some ancient mss and Septuagint; verse not in Masoretic Text”.

The identical information is found anyway at Ezra 2:66.

Nehemiah 7:68 (NKJV)

Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five …