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1:1 Variant note: כסלו: (x-qere) ’כִּסְלֵיו֙’: lemma_3691 n_0.1.0 morph_HNp id_16LN3 כִּסְלֵיו֙

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ULT The words of Nehemiah the son of Hakaliah:
¶  And it happened in the month of Kislev, in year 20, that I myself was in Susa the citadel.

UST I am Nehemiah, son of Hakaliah. I am writing this account.
¶  My story begins in the month of Kislev during the twentieth year of the reign of King Artaxerxes over the Persian Empire. I was in the capital city of Susa.

BSB § These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah:
§ In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,

OEB Now it transpired in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year (of Artaxerxes), as I was in Shushan the royal palace,

WEB The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.
¶ Now in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the palace,

NET These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah:
¶ It so happened that in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, I was in Susa the citadel.

LSV Words of Nehemiah son of Hachaliah. And it comes to pass, in the month of Chisleu, the twentieth year, and I have been in Shushan the palace,

FBV This is the account of Nehemiah, son of Hacaliah. In the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes' reign, I was in the fortress at Susa.

T4T I am Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah. I am writing this account of what I did when I returned to Jerusalem. After King Artaxerxes had been ruling the Persian Empire for almost 20 years, near the end of that year, I was in Susa, the capital of Persia.

LEB The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah.It happened in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, that I myself was in the citadel in Susa,

BBE The history of Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah. Now it came about, in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, when I was in Shushan, the king's town,

MOF No MOF NEH book available

JPS THE WORDS of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the castle,

ASV The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.
¶ Now it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

DRA The words of Nehemias the son of Helchias. And it came to pass in the month of Casleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in the castle of Susa,

YLT Words of Nehemiah son of Hachaliah. And it cometh to pass, in the month of Chisleu, the twentieth year, and I have been in Shushan the palace,

DBY The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the fortress,

RV The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

WBS The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

KJB The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
(The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the palace,)

BB The wordes of Nehemiah the sonne of Hachalia. In the moneth Chisleu, in the twentie yere, as I was in the castell at Susan,
(The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachalia. In the month Chisleu, in the twenty year, as I was in the castell at Susa,)

GNV The words of Nehemiah the sonne of Hachaliah. In ye moneth Chisleu, in the twentieth yeere, as I was in the palace of Shushan,
(The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. In ye/you_all month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in the palace of Susa,)

CB These are the actes of Nehemias the sonne of Hachalia. It fortuned in ye moneth Chisleu in ye twetieth yeare, that I was in the castell at Susan:
(These are the actes of Nehemias the son of Hachalia. It fortuned in ye/you_all month Chisleu in ye/you_all twetieth year, that I was in the castell at Susa:)

WYC The wordis of Neemye, the sone of Helchie. And it was doon in the monethe Casleu, in the twentithe yeer, and Y was in the castel Susis;
(The words of Neemye, the son of Helchie. And it was doon in the month Casleu, in the twentithe year, and I was in the castel Susis;)

LUT Dies sind die Geschichten Nehemias, des Sohns Hachaljas. Es geschah im Monden Chisleu des zwanzigsten Jahrs, daß ich war zu Susan auf dem Schloß,
(This/These are the Geschichten Nehemias, the sons Hachaljas. It geschah in_the Monden Chisleu the zwanzigsten Yahrs, that I was to Susan on to_him Schloß,)

CLV Verba Nehemiæ filii Helchiæ. Et factum est in mense Casleu, anno vigesimo, et ego eram in Susis castro.
(Verba Nehemiæ children Helchiæ. And factum it_is in mense Casleu, anno vigesimo, and I eram in Susis castro.)

BRN The words of Neemias the son of Chelcia. And it came to pass in the month Chaseleu, of the twentieth year, that I was in Susan the palace.

BrLXX No BrLXX NEH book available

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Rebuilding of Jerusalem

The wall of Jerusalem had great political, social, and religious significance for the people of Judah (see Neh 2:10, 19; 4:1-15; 6:1-14). In the ancient world and up to the modern era, a city without walls would not remain a city for long. Walls protected a city both from invading nations and from common criminals. By Nehemiah’s time, the walls of Jerusalem had lain in ruins for over a hundred years, since the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. The destroyed wall was a shameful reminder that God had brought punishment on the city, fulfilling the covenant curses because of the people’s sin (1:2-7; 2:17). Consequently, the rebuilt wall would be a sign of God’s blessing and proof that God was bringing the promised restoration to his covenant people. Israel’s enemies knew that if the wall was rebuilt, the Jews would gain political power, security, and self-determination; so they fiercely opposed the rebuilding.

Under Nehemiah’s leadership, the inhabitants of Judea rebuilt the entire wall in only fifty-two days during the fall of 445 BC. The speed and success of the reconstruction is a witness to all believers that with God’s help, his people can accomplish amazing things (see 2:18; 4:14-15, 20; 6:16).

Passages for Further Study

Neh 1:2-4; 2:10-20; 3:1-32; 4:1-23; 6:1-16; Ps 51:16-18; Isa 22:5; 26:1-3; Rev 21:10-27

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

נְחֶמְיָ֖ה בֶּן־חֲכַלְיָ֑ה

Nəḩemə\sup_yāh\sup* son_of Hacaliah

Nehemiah is the name of a man, and Hakaliah is the name of his father.

Note 2 topic: writing-newevent

וַ⁠יְהִ֤י

and=he/it_was

This is a common way of beginning a historical story. Use a natural way of beginning a story about something that actually happened. Alternate translation: “My story begins”

Note 3 topic: translate-hebrewmonths

בְ⁠חֹֽדֶשׁ־כִּסְלֵיו֙

in/on/at/with,month (Some words not found in UHB: words Nəḩemə\sup yāh\sup* son_of Hacaliah and=he/it_was in/on/at/with,month Kişəlēv year_of twentieth and,I was in/on/at/with,Susa the,citadel )

Kislev is the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שְׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים

year_of twentieth

This is referring to the number of years that Artaxerxes had been reigning as king. You can include this information if you want to make this clear. Most scholars consider this to be the year 445 BC. Alternate translation: “in the twentieth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, King of Persia”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠שׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַ⁠בִּירָֽה

in/on/at/with,Susa the,citadel

A citadel is a fortified castle or palace, usually inside a city. In this case, the city in which this palace was located was also called Susa, because the city was associated with the palace. Since this was where the kings of Persia lived, it was the capital city of their empire. Alternate translation: “the capital city of Susa”

Note 6 topic: translate-names

בְּ⁠שׁוּשַׁ֥ן

in/on/at/with,Susa

This was the name of a royal city of the Persian kings.

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

הַ⁠בִּירָֽה

the,citadel

This means a “castle” or “palace” or “stronghold,” usually inside a city, where a king would live.

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