Nehemiah 2:6
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Nehemiah 2:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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 (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da sprach der König zu mir und die Königin saß neben ihm: Wie lange wird deine Reise währen, und wann wirst du zurückkehren? Und es gefiel dem König, mich zu senden; und ich bestimmte ihm eine Zeit.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces el rey me dijo, (y la reina estaba sentada junto á él): ¿Hasta cuándo será tu viaje, y cuándo volverás? Y plugo al rey enviarme, después que yo le señalé tiempo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então o rei me disse (enquanto a rainha estava sentada junto a ele): Por quanto tempo durará tua viagem, e quando voltarás? E agradou ao rei me enviar, depois que eu lhe defini um certo tempo.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O rei respondeu-me (e a rainha estava sentada ao lado dele): "Por quanto tempo ficarás fora e quando tu retornarás?" O rei ficou feliz em me enviar quando eu lhe dei as datas.
📖 Nehemiah 2:6 in Context
4Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
5And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.
6And 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.
7Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
8And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
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