Nehemiah 1:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.”

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

Nehemiah 1:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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

“Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.”

Nehemiah 1:2 — World English Bible

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

“that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, that were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.”

Nehemiah 1:2 — American Standard Version

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

“and come in doth Hanani, one of my brethren, he and men of Judah, and I ask them concerning the Jews, the escaped part that have been left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem;”

Nehemiah 1:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 1:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and [certain] men of Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.”

Nehemiah 1:2 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 1:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Came Hanam, one of my brethren, he and the men of Iudah, and I asked them concerning the Iewes that were deliuered, which were of the residue of the captiuitie, and concerning Ierusalem.”

Nehemiah 1:2 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 in Context — Nehemiah 1

1 Paroles de Néhémie, fils de Hacalia. Au mois de Kisleu, la vingtième année, comme j’étais à Suse, dans la capitale,

2 Hanani, l’un de mes frères, et quelques hommes arrivèrent de Juda. Je les questionnai au sujet des Juifs réchappés qui étaient restés de la captivité, et au sujet de Jérusalem.

3 Ils me répondirent: Ceux qui sont restés de la captivité sont là dans la province, au comble du malheur et de l’opprobre; les murailles de Jérusalem sont en ruines, et ses portes sont consumées par le feu.

4 Lorsque j’entendis ces choses, je m’assis, je pleurai, et je fus plusieurs jours dans la désolation. Je jeûnai et je priai devant le Dieu des cieux,

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What Does Nehemiah 1:2 Mean?

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