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Nehemiah 2:5
New English Translation
Nehemiah 2:5
New English Translation
5 and said to the king, “If the king is so inclined[a] and if your servant has found favor in your sight, dispatch me to Judah, to the city with the graves of my ancestors, so that I can rebuild it.”
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- Nehemiah 2:5 tn Heb “If upon the king it is good.” So also in v. 7.
Nehemiah 2:5
New International Version
Nehemiah 2:5
New International Version
5 and I answered the king, “If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my ancestors are buried so that I can rebuild it.”
Nehemiah 2:5
New King James Version
Nehemiah 2:5
New King James Version
5 And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may rebuild it.”
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Nehemiah 2:5
English Standard Version
Nehemiah 2:5
English Standard Version
5 And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' graves, that I may rebuild it.”
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