Nehemiah 2:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked me, "How long will your journey take, and when will you return?" It pleased the king to send me, so I set a time.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy joury be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the king said to me, (the queen also sitting beside him,) How long will your journey be? And when will you return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the king{H4428} said{H559} unto me (the queen{H7694} also sitting{H3427} by him,){H681} For how long shall thy journey{H4109} be? and when wilt thou return?{H7725} So it pleased{H3190} the king{H4428} to send{H7971} me; and I set{H5414} him a time.{H2165}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me,(the queen{H7694} also sitting{H3427}{(H8802)} by him{H681},) For how long shall thy journey{H4109} be? and when wilt thou return{H7725}{(H8799)}? So it pleased{H3190}{(H8799)}{H6440} the king{H4428} to send{H7971}{(H8799)} me; and I set{H5414}{(H8799)} him a time{H2165}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And ye kynge sayde vnto me, & so dyd the quene yt sat by him: How loge shal thy iourney cotynue, and wha wilt thou come agayne? And it pleased ye kynge to sende me, and I set him a tyme,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the King sayd vnto me, (the Queene also sitting by him) How long shall thy iourney be? & when wilt thou come againe? So it pleased the King, and he sent me, and I set him a time.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the king sayd vnto me (the queene his wyfe sitting by him:) Howe long shal thy iourney continue, and when wilt thou come againe? And it pleased the king to sende me, and I set him a time,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The king said to me (the queen also sitting by him), For how long shall your journey be? and when will you return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the king saith to me (and the queen is sitting near him), `How long is thy journey? and when dost thou return?' and it is good before the king, and he sendeth me away, and I set to him a time.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the king said unto me (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the king said unto me (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the king said to me (the queen being seated by his side), How long will your journey take, and when will you come back? So the king was pleased to send me, and I gave him a fixed time.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The king said to me (the queen was also sitting by him), "For how long shall your journey be? And when will you return?" So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then the king, with his consort sitting beside him, replied,“How long would your trip take, and when would you return?” Since the king was pleased to send me, I gave him a time.

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 13:6 : 6 While all of this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Some time later, I asked the king for permission to leave.
  • Neh 5:14 : 14 Moreover, from the day I was appointed to be governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes—twelve years—neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.
  • Isa 65:24 : 24 Before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear.
  • Neh 2:4 : 4 The king said to me, "What is it you want?" Then I prayed to the God of heaven,
  • Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Grant success to your servant today and show him mercy in the presence of this man. I was the cupbearer to the king.
  • Isa 58:12 : 12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and raise up the foundations of past generations. You will be called the Repairer of Broken Walls, the Restorer of Streets to Live In.
  • Isa 61:4 : 4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins, restore the places long devastated, and renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.

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