NEH 13:6 Parallel Verse View

Note: This view shows ‘verses’ which are not natural language units and hence sometimes only part of a sentence will be visible. Normally the OET discourages the reading of individual ‘verses’, but this view is only designed for doing comparisons of different translations. Click on any Bible version abbreviation down the left-hand side to see the verse in more of its context. The OET segments on this page are still very early looks into the unfinished texts of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check these texts in advance before using in public.

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrTr But in all this time I was not in Jerusalem; for in the thirty-second year of Arthasastha king of Babylon I came to the king, and after a certain time I made my request of the king;

ULT And during all this I was not in Jerusalem. For I had gone to the king in year 32 of Artaxerxes, the king of Babylon. And at an end of days I requested leave from the king.

UST During that time I was not in Jerusalem, because in the thirty-second year that Artaxerxes was the king of Babylonia, I had gone back to report to the king what I had been doing. After I had been there a while, I asked the king to allow me to return to Jerusalem.

BSB § While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon [fn] in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king

13:6 Artaxerxes king of Persia is identified here as the king of Babylon because Persia had conquered the Babylonian Empire.

OEB But during this time I had not been at Jerusalem; for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king. Then after some time I asked leave of the king,

WEBBE But in all this, I was not at Jerusalem; for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king; and after some days I asked leave of the king,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET During all this time I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes of Babylon, I had gone back to the king. After some time I had requested leave of the king,

LSV And during all this I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I came to the king, and at the end of days I have asked of the king,

FBV When all this happened I was not in Jerusalem because I had returned to King Artaxerxes of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I requested permission from the king to go back.

T4T While Tobias was using that room, I was not in Jerusalem, because in the 32nd year that Artaxerxes was the king of Babylonia, I went back there to report to him. After a while I requested the king to allow me to return to Jerusalem, and he allowed me to go.

LEB During all of this, I was not in Jerusalem because in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king. At the end of some days I asked permission from the king to leave.

BBE But all this time I was not at Jerusalem: for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, king of Babylon, I went to the king; and after some days, I got the king to let me go,

Moff No Moff NEH book available

JPS But in all this time I was not at Jerusalem; for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went unto the king, and after certain days asked I leave of the king;

ASV But in all this time I was not at Jerusalem; for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went unto the king: and after certain days asked I leave of the king,

DRA But in all this time I was not in Jerusalem, because in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, I went to the king, and after certain days I asked the king:

YLT And during all this I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty and second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon did I come unto the king, and at the end of days I have asked of the king,

Drby And during all that [time] I was not at Jerusalem; for in the two-and-thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I came to the king; and after some time I obtained leave of the king.

RV But in all this time I was not at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went unto the king, and after certain days asked I leave of the king:

Wbstr But in all this time I was not at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I came to the king, and after certain days I obtained leave of the king:

KJB-1769 But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:[fn][fn]
(But in all this time was not I at Yerusalem: for in the two and thirtyth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king: )

13.6 after…: Heb. at the end of days

13.6 obtained…: or, I earnestly requested

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]But in all this time was not I at Ierusalem: for in the two and thirtieth yeere of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, came I vnto the king, and after certaine dayes, obtained I leaue of the King:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

13:6 Heb. at the end of daies.

13:6 Or, I earnestly requested.

Bshps But in all this time was not I at Hierusalem: for in the two and thirtie yere of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, came I vnto the king, & after certayne dayes obtayned I licence of the king to come to Hierusalem.
(But in all this time was not I at Yerusalem: for in the two and thirty year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, came I unto the king, and after certain days obtayned I licence of the king to come to Yerusalem.)

Gnva But in all this time was not I in Ierusalem: for in the two and thirtieth yere of Artahshashte King of Babel, came I vnto the King, and after certaine dayes I obteined of the King.
(But in all this time was not I in Yerusalem: for in the two and thirtyth year of Artahshashte King of Babel, came I unto the King, and after certain days I obteined of the King. )

Cvdl But in all this was not I at Ierusalem: for in ye two and thirtieth yeare of Artaxerses kynge of Babilon, came I vnto the kynge, and after certayne dayes optayned I lycence of the kynge
(But in all this was not I at Yerusalem: for in ye/you_all two and thirtyth year of Artaxerses king of Babilon, came I unto the king, and after certain days optayned I lycence of the kynge)

Wycl Forsothe in alle these thingis Y was not in Jerusalem; for in the two and thrittithe yeer of Artaxerses, kyng of Babiloyne, Y cam to the kyng, and in the ende of daies Y preiede the kyng.
(Forsothe in all these things I was not in Yerusalem; for in the two and thirtythe year of Artaxerses, king of Babiloyne, I came to the king, and in the end of days I prayed the king.)

Luth Aber in diesem allem war ich nicht zu Jerusalem. Denn im zweiunddreißigsten Jahr Arthahsasthas, des Königs zu Babel, kam ich zum Könige, und nach etlichen Tagen erwarb ich vom Könige,
(But in this_one everything what/which I not to Yerusalem. Because in_the zweiundthirtysten Yahr Arthahsasthas, the kings to Babel, came I for_the kings/king, and after etlichen days erwarb I from_the kings/king,)

ClVg In omnibus autem his non fui in Jerusalem, quia anno trigesimo secundo Artaxerxis regis Babylonis veni ad regem, et in fine dierum rogavi regem.[fn]
(In to_all however his not/no fui in Yerusalem, because anno trigesimo secondly Artaxerxis king Babylonis veni to regem, and in fine dierum rogavi regem. )

13.6 In omnibus his. BED., ibid. Hæc sententia, etc., usque ad quæ reversus Nehemias mox exstirpavit.

13.6 In to_all his. BED., ibid. This sententia, etc., until to which returned Nehemias mox exstirpavit.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-simultaneous

וּ⁠בְ⁠כָל־זֶ֕ה

and=on/over=all this

This expression indicates that the sentence it introduces describes something that was happening at the same time as the events the book has just described. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase such as “while all of this was happening” to indicate this.

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֡י

that/for/because/then/when

This word indicates that the clause it introduces explains the reason for what the previous clause described. That is, Nehemiah is about to give the reason why he was not in Jerusalem while Eliashib was allowing Tobiah to move into the temple. Alternate translation: “because”

Note 3 topic: writing-background

בִּ⁠שְׁנַת֩ שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וּ⁠שְׁתַּ֜יִם לְ⁠אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ בָּ֣אתִי אֶל־הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

in=year thirty and,two of,Artaxerxes king Babel went to/towards the=king

Here Nehemiah is providing background information to explain why he was not in Jerusalem. As he indicates in 5:14, he was governor of Judah for twelve years, from the twentieth to the thirty-second year of the reign of King Artaxerxes. As this verse indicates, he then returned to the royal court. Alternate translation: “I had returned to serve King Artaxerxes in his court in the thirty-second year of his reign”

Note 4 topic: translate-ordinal

בִּ⁠שְׁנַת֩ שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וּ⁠שְׁתַּ֜יִם לְ⁠אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא

in=year thirty and,two of,Artaxerxes

This expression refers to the number of years that Artaxerxes had been reigning as king. Alternate translation: “in year 32 of the reign of Artaxerxes as king”

Note 5 topic: writing-background

מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙

king Babel

Artaxerxes was the king of the Persian Empire, but since the Persians had conquered the Babylonians, he also had the right to use the title “king of Babylon.” The fact that Nehemiah describes him by this title may actually indicate that the royal court was located in the city of Babylon at this time and that he returned to that city to resume his duties in the court. Alternate translation: “the king of Persia, whose court was then in Babylon”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠לְ⁠קֵ֥ץ יָמִ֖ים

and,at,end days

The term days is used here to refer a particular period of time. Alternate translation: “after some time”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

נִשְׁאַ֥לְתִּי מִן־הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

asked from/more_than the,king

The implication, as shown explicitly in the next verse, is that Nehemiah requested time off from his responsibilities in the court so that he could travel back to Judah and see how the people there were doing, and that the king gave him permission to do this. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: “I asked the king if I could take some time off and travel back to Judah to help the people there, and he gave me permission to do that”

Parallel NEH 13:6