Nehemiah 2:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 2:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ
chôdesh
H2320
month
נִיסָ֗ן
Nîyçân
H5212
Nisan
שְׁנַ֥ת
shâneh
H8141
year
עֶשְׂרִ֛ים
ʻesrîym
H6242
twenty
לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא
ʼArtachshashtâʼ
H783
Artaxerxes
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יַ֣יִן
yayin
H3196
wine
לְפָנָ֑יו
pânîym
H6440
face
וָאֶשָּׂ֤א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַיַּ֨יִן֙
yayin
H3196
wine
וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה
nâthan
H5414
to give
לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָיִ֥יתִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
רַ֖ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
לְפָנָֽיו
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the wine, and gave it to the king. Now I had not been [before] sad in his presence.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened that, in the month of Nisan, in year 20 of Artaxerxes the king, wine was before his face. And I lifted the wine, and I gave it to the king, and I was not unpleasant before his face.
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