Nehemiah 2:6
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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.Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.
In other translations
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.Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לִיlito meהַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428וְהַשֵּׁגַל׀vehashegaland the queen-consortH7694יוֹשֶׁבֶתyoshevet[was] sittingH3427אֶצְלוֹ'etzlobeside himH681עַד־'ad-untilH5704מָתַיmataiwhen?H4970יִהְיֶהyihyehwill it beH1961מַהֲלָכֲךָmahalakhakhajourney yourH4109וּמָתַיumataiand when?H4970תָּשׁוּבtashuvwill you returnH7725וַיִּיטַבvaiyitavand it was goodH3190לִפְנֵי־lifnei-<to> beforeH6440הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428וַיִּשְׁלָחֵנִיvaiyishlacheniand he sent meH7971וָאֶתְּנָהva'etenahand I gave !H5414לוֹloto himזְמָן׃zemana timeH2165
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