Nehemiah 2:6

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Nehemiah 2:6 - Amplified Bible

The king, beside whom the queen was sitting, asked me, How long will your journey take, and when will you return? So it pleased [him] to send me; and I set him a time.

Nehemiah 2:6 - American Standard Version

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.

Nehemiah 2:6 - Bible in Basic English

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.

Nehemiah 2:6 - Darby Bible

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

Nehemiah 2:6 - English Standard Version

And the king said to me (the queen sitting beside him), "How long will you be gone, and when will you return?" So it pleased the king to send me when I had given him a time.

Nehemiah 2:6 - King James Version

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.

Nehemiah 2:6 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entonces el rey me dijo, estando la reina sentada junto a él: ¿Cuánto durará tu viaje, y cuándo volverás? Y le agradò al rey enviarme, y yo le di un plazo fijo.

Nehemiah 2:6 - The Message

The king, with the queen sitting alongside him, said, "How long will your work take and when would you expect to return?"    I gave him a time, and the king gave his approval to send me.

Nehemiah 2:6 - New American Standard Bible

Then the king said to me, the queen sitting beside him, "How long will your journey be, and when will you return?" So it pleased the king to send me, and I gave him a definite time.

Nehemiah 2:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces el rey me dijo, estando la reina sentada junto a él: "¿Cuánto durará tu viaje, y cuándo volverás?" Y le agradò al rey enviarme, y yo le di un plazo fijo.

Nehemiah 2:6 - World English Bible

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.

Nehemiah 2:6 - Young's Living Translation

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.

Nehemiah 2:6 - Additional Comments

Three years earlier Artaxerxes had an order not to rebuild Jerusalem, so he was now reversing his order.

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