Nehemiah 2:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.”

Nehemiah 2:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 2:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 2:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“In the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, I picked up the wine, and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad before in his presence.”

Nehemiah 2:1 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 2:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.”

Nehemiah 2:1 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 2:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And it cometh to pass, in the month of Nisan, the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, wine <FI>is<Fi> before him, and I lift up the wine, and give to the king, and I had not been sad before him;”

Nehemiah 2:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 2:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [that] wine was before him, and I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now, I had never been sad in his presence.”

Nehemiah 2:1 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 2:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe in the moneth Nisan in the twentieth yere of king Artahshashte, the wine stoode before him, and I tooke vp the wine, and gaue it vnto the King. nowe I was not before time sad in his presence.”

Nehemiah 2:1 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 2:1 in Context — Nehemiah 2

1 Y FUÉ en el mes de Nisán, en el año veinte del rey Artajerjes, que estando ya el vino delante de él, tomé el vino, y dílo al rey. Y como yo no había estado [antes] triste en su presencia,

2 Díjome el rey: ¿Por qué está triste tu rostro, pues no estás enfermo? No es esto sino quebranto de corazón. Entonces temí en gran manera.

3 Y dije al rey: El rey viva para siempre. ¿Cómo no estará triste mi rostro, cuando la ciudad, casa de los sepulcros de mis padres, está desierta, y sus puertas consumidas del fuego?

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What Does Nehemiah 2:1 Mean?

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