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Nehemiah 2:4-6
The Voice
Nehemiah 2:4-6
The Voice
Artaxerxes: 4 What is it you want?
All at once, I prayed to the God of heaven 5 and made my request to the king.
Nehemiah (to God and Artaxerxes): If I have won your favor, my king, and if it is your pleasure, send me to the city where my ancestors are buried. Let me rebuild the city in Judah.
6 With his queen sitting beside him, the king continued to probe.
Artaxerxes: How long will your journey take, and when may I look for your return?
Then I knew: I had received his blessing. He was sending me. In response to his question, I set a time.
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