Nehemiah 2:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 2:6 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 →
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לִ֨י
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וְהַשֵּׁגַ֣ל
shêgâl
H7694
queen
יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
אֶצְל֗וֹ
ʼêtsel
H681
beside
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
מָתַ֛י
mâthay
H4970
how long
יִהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מַֽהֲלָכֲךָ֖
mahălâk
H4109
walk
וּמָתַ֣י
mâthay
H4970
how long
תָּשׁ֑וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
וַיִּיטַ֤ב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
לִפְנֵֽי
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֔נִי
shâlach
H7971
to send
וָֽאֶתְּנָ֥ה
nâthan
H5414
to give
ל֖וֹ
זְמָֽן
zᵉmân
H2165
appointed time
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said to me, with the queen sitting beside him, “Until when will be your journey? And when will you return?” And it was good before the face of the king, and he sent me, and I gave to him a time.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).