Verse List for NEH 1:1

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OET (OET-RV) The account by Hakalyah’s son Nehemyah (Nehemiah).
¶  In the month of Kislev during the twentieth year of the reign of King Artahshashta (Artaxerxes) over the Persian Empire, I was in the capital city of Shushan (Susa).

OET-LV the _words/messages _of Nəḩem^yāh the _son _of Ḩₐkal^yāh and_he/it _was in_the _month _of Kişlēv[fn] year _of twenty and_I I _was in_Shūshan the_citadel.

ULT The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah:
¶  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 Hacaliah. 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 & MSB [These are] the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah:
§  In the month of Chislev,[fn] in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,

OEB No OEB NEH book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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,

Moff The story of Nehemiah, the son of Hakaliah.
¶  It was in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, when I was at the citadel of Susa,

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,

Drby 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,
(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 Susa the palace,)

SLT The words of Nehemiah son of Hachaliah. And it will be in the month Chisleu, the twentieth year, and I was in Shushan the fortress;

Wbstr 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,

KJB-1769 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,)

KJB-1611 ¶ The words of Nehemiah the sonne of Hachaliah. And it came to passe in the moneth Chisleu, in the twentieth yeere, as I was in Shushan the palace;
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps 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 castle at Susa,)

Gnva 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,)

Cvdl 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 acts 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 castle at Susa:)

Wycl 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 done in the month Casleu, in the twentieth year, and I was in the castle Susis;)

Luth 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 stories Nehemias, the son Hachalyas. It happened in_the moons/months Chisleu the twentieth years, that I what/which to/for Susan on/in/to to_him castle,)

ClVg Verba Nehemiæ filii Helchiæ. Et factum est in mense Casleu, anno vigesimo, et ego eram in Susis castro.[fn]
(Words Nehemiæ children Helchiæ. And done it_is in/into/on a_month Casleu, in_the_year twentieth, and I I_was in/into/on Susis the_castle.)

UHB דִּבְרֵ֥י נְחֶמְיָ֖ה בֶּן־חֲכַלְיָ֑ה וַ⁠יְהִ֤י בְ⁠חֹֽדֶשׁ־כִּסְלֵיו֙ [fn] שְׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וַ⁠אֲנִ֥י הָיִ֖יתִי בְּ⁠שׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַ⁠בִּירָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX No BrLXX NEH book available

BrTr 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.