Nehemiah 2:6

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.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 But all this time I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, I had come to the king. After some time, I obtained leave from the king,
  • Neh 5:14 : 14 Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, neither I nor my brethren have eaten the governor's provisions.
  • Isa 65:24 : 24 It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
  • Neh 2:4 : 4 Then the king said to me, What do you request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
  • Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, I beg You, let now Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants, who desire to fear Your name: and prosper, I pray You, Your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
  • Isa 58:12 : 12 And those from among you shall build the old waste places: you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
  • Isa 61:4 : 4 And they shall build the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

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