Nehemiah 2:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?”
Nehemiah 2:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 2:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 2:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I said to the king, “Let the king live forever! Why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?””
Nehemiah 2:3 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 2:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?”
Nehemiah 2:3 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 2:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and say to the king, `Let the king to the age live! wherefore should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of the graves of my fathers, <FI>is<Fi> a waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?'”
Nehemiah 2:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 2:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I said to the king, Let the king live for ever! Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lies waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?”
Nehemiah 2:3 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 2:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I said to the King, God saue the King for euer: why should not my countenance be sad, when the citie and house of the sepulchres of my fathers lieth waste, and the gates thereof are deuoured with fire?”
Nehemiah 2:3 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 2:3 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?
4 Y díjome el rey: ¿Qué cosa pides? Entonces oré al Dios de los cielos,
5 Y dije al rey: Si al rey place, y si agrada tu siervo delante de ti, que me envíes á Judá, á la ciudad de los sepulcros de mis padres, y la reedificaré.
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What Does Nehemiah 2:3 Mean?
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