NEH 2:6 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Then the king said to me, with the queen sitting beside him, “How long would your journey be? And when would you return?” So I gave him a date and he seemed happy with it, because he released me to go.

Key: khaki:verbs.
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 And the king, and his concubine that sat next to him, said to me, For how long will thy journey be, and when wilt thou return? and the proposal was pleasing before the king, and he sent me away, and I appointed him a time.

ULT And the king said to me, with the queen sitting beside him, “Until when will be your journey? And when will you return?” And it was good before the face of the king, and he sent me, and I gave to him a time.

UST I was able to speak freely because this was a private meal, with the queen sitting next to the king. The king asked me, “How long would you be away?” I told him how long I would be gone. That was acceptable to him, and he gave me permission to go. So I told him what day I wanted to leave.

BSB § 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.

OEB And the king said to me (and the queen was also sitting by him), ’For how long will you return?’ Then it pleased the king to send me; for I set him a time.

WEBBE The king said to me (the queen was also sitting by him), “How long will your journey be? When will you return?”
¶ So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time for him.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then the king, with his consort sitting beside him, replied, “How long would your trip take, and when would you return?” Since the king was amenable to dispatching me, I gave him a time.

LSV And the king says to me (and the queen is sitting near him), “How long is your journey? And when do you return?” And it is good before the king, and he sends me away, and I set to him a time.

FBV The king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you come back?” The king agreed to send me, and I told him how long I would be gone.

T4T While the queen was sitting beside the king, he asked, “If I allow you to go, how long will you be gone? When will you return?” I told the king how long I would be gone, and the king gave me permission to go, and I told him what day I wanted to leave.

LEB With the queen sitting beside him, the king said to me, “How long will your journey be and when will you return?” So it pleased the king and he sent me, and I set for him an appointed time.

BBE 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.

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JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA And the king said to me, and the queen that sat by him: For how long shall thy journey be, and when wilt thou return? And it pleased the king, and he sent me: and I fixed him a time.

YLT 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.

Drby 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.

RV 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.

Wbstr And the king said to 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy/your journey be? and when wilt/will thou/you return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time. )

2.6 queen: Heb. wife

KJB-1611 And the king saide vnto mee (the [fn]Queene also sitting by him) For how long shall thy iourney bee? and when wilt thou returne? So it pleased the king to send me, and I set him a time.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

2:6 Hebr. wife.

Bshps And the king sayd vnto me (the queene his wyfe sitting by him:) Howe long shal thy iourney continue, and when wilt thou come againe? And it pleased the king to sende me, and I set him a time,
(And the king said unto me (the queen his wife sitting by him:) How long shall thy/your journey continue, and when wilt/will thou/you come again? And it pleased the king to send me, and I set him a time,)

Gnva And the King sayd vnto me, (the Queene also sitting by him) How long shall thy iourney be? and when wilt thou come againe? So it pleased the King, and he sent me, and I set him a time.
(And the King said unto me, (the Queen also sitting by him) How long shall thy/your journey be? and when wilt/will thou/you come again? So it pleased the King, and he sent me, and I set him a time. )

Cvdl And ye kynge sayde vnto me, & so dyd the quene yt sat by him: How loge shal thy iourney cotynue, and wha wilt thou come agayne? And it pleased ye kynge to sende me, and I set him a tyme,
(And ye/you_all king said unto me, and so did the queen it sat by him: How loge shall thy/your journey continue, and wha wilt/will thou/you come again? And it pleased ye/you_all king to send me, and I set him a time,)

Wycl And the kyng seide to me, and the queen sat bisidis him, `Til to what tyme schal thi weie be, and whanne schalt thou turne ayen? And Y pleside `bifor the cheer of the kyng, and he sente me, and Y ordeynede to hym a time;
(And the king said to me, and the queen sat besides him, `Til to what time shall thy/your way be, and when shalt thou/you turn again? And I pleased `before the cheer of the king, and he sent me, and I ordained to him a time;)

Luth Und der König sprach zu mir und die Königin, die neben ihm saß: Wie lange wird deine Reise währen? und wann wirst du wiederkommen? Und es gefiel dem Könige, daß er mich hinsendete. Und ich setzte ihm eine bestimmte Zeit
(And the/of_the king spoke to to_me and the queen, the next_to him saß: How long becomes your Reise währen? and wann will you againkommen? And it liked to_him kings/king, that he me hinsendete. And I sat him one bestimmte Zeit)

ClVg Dixitque mihi rex, et regina quæ sedebat juxta eum: Usque ad quod tempus erit iter tuum, et quando reverteris? Et placuit ante vultum regis, et misit me: et constitui ei tempus.
(And_he_said to_me rex, and regina which sedebat next_to him: Usque to that tempus will_be iter tuum, and when reverteris? And placuit before vultum king, and he_sent me: and constitui to_him tempus. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הַ⁠שֵּׁגַ֣ל ׀ יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת אֶצְל֗⁠וֹ

and,the,queen sitting beside,him

This detail indicates that this was a private meal, since the queen probably did not attend public banquets with the king. The implication is that the private meal gave Nehemiah the opportunity to speak freely. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. See UST. Alternate translation: “This was a private meal, with the queen sitting next to the king”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

עַד־מָתַ֛י יִהְיֶ֥ה מַֽהֲלָכֲ⁠ךָ֖ וּ⁠מָתַ֣י תָּשׁ֑וּב

until when(q) will_belong journey,your and,when you(ms)_will_return

These two phrases mean the same thing. The king says the same thing twice, in slightly different ways, to show that he is genuinely interested in Nehemiah’s situation. You do not need to repeat both phrases in your translation if that would be confusing for your readers. Alternate translation: “How long would you be away?”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יִּיטַ֤ב לִ⁠פְנֵֽי־הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וַ⁠יִּשְׁלָחֵ֔⁠נִי

and,pleased to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=king and,send,me

The implication is that Nehemiah told the king how long he would need to be away. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: “I told him how long I would be gone. That was acceptable to him, and he gave me permission to go”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יִּיטַ֤ב

and,pleased

As in verse 5, this is an idiom that means, “If it seems like a good idea to you.” Alternate translation: “That was acceptable”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לִ⁠פְנֵֽי־הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=king

Nehemiah refers to the king by one part of him, his face, likely because the face shows one’s emotions. Alternate translation: “to him”

וַ⁠יִּשְׁלָחֵ֔⁠נִי

and,send,me

As in 2:5, Nehemiah was really asking for permission to go, rather than asking the king to send him. But as a sign of respect, he speaks as if the king took the initiative. Alternate translation: “he gave me permission to go”

וָֽ⁠אֶתְּנָ֥⁠ה ל֖⁠וֹ זְמָֽן

and,set, to=him/it time

Alternate translation: “I told him what day I wanted to leave”

Parallel NEH 2:6