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Nehemiah 2:6

NETBible	Then the king, with his consort¹ sitting beside him, replied, “How long would your trip take, and when would you return?” Since the king was amenable to dispatching me,² I gave him a time.
NIV © biblegateway Neh 2:6	Then the king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked me, "How long will your journey take, and when will you get back?" It pleased the king to send me; so I set a time.
NASB © biblegateway Neh 2:6	Then the king said to me, the queen sitting beside him, "How long will your journey be, and when will you return?" So it pleased the king to send me, and I gave him a definite time.
NLT © biblegateway Neh 2:6	The king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked, "How long will you be gone? When will you return?" So the king agreed, and I set a date for my departure.
MSG © biblegateway Neh 2:6	The king, with the queen sitting alongside him, said, "How long will your work take and when would you expect to return?" I gave him a time, and the king gave his approval to send me.
BBE © SABDAweb Neh 2:6	And the king said to me (the queen being seated by his side), How long will your journey take, and when will you come back? So the king was pleased to send me, and I gave him a fixed time.
NRSV © bibleoremus Neh 2:6	The king said to me (the queen also was sitting beside him), "How long will you be gone, and when will you return?" So it pleased the king to send me, and I set him a date.
NKJV © biblegateway Neh 2:6	Then the king said to me (the queen also sitting beside him), "How long will your journey be? And when will you return?" So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
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KJV	And the king <04428> said <0559> (8799) unto me, (the queen <07694> also sitting <03427> (8802) by him <0681>,) For how long shall thy journey <04109> be? and when wilt thou return <07725> (8799)_? So it pleased <03190> (8799) <06440> the king <04428> to send <07971> (8799) me; and I set <05414> (8799) him a time <02165>_. {queen: Heb. wife}
NASB © biblegateway Neh 2:6	Then the king <04428> said <0559> to me, the queen <07694> sitting <03427> beside <0681> him, "How <04970> long <05704> <4970> will your journey <04109> be, and when <04970> will you return <07725> ?" So it pleased <03190> the king <04428> to send <07971> me, and I gave <05414> him a definite <02165> time <02165> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} moi <1473> P-DS o <3588> T-NSM basileuv <935> N-NSM kai <2532> CONJ h <3588> T-NSF pallakh {N-NSF} h <3588> T-NSF kayhmenh <2521> V-PMPNS ecomena <2192> V-PMPAP autou <846> D-GSM ewv <2193> ADV pote <4218> ADV estai <1510> V-FMI-3S h <3588> T-NSF poreia <4197> N-NSF sou <4771> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ pote <4218> ADV epistreqeiv <1994> V-FAI-2S kai <2532> CONJ hgayunyh {V-API-3S} enwpion <1799> ADV tou <3588> T-GSM basilewv <935> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ apesteilen <649> V-AAI-3S me <1473> P-AS kai <2532> CONJ edwka <1325> V-AAI-1S autw <846> D-DSM oron <3735> N-ASM
NET [draft] ITL	Then the king <04428> , with his consort <07694> sitting <03427> beside <0681> him, replied <0559> , “How <04970> long <05704> would your trip <04109> take <01961> , and when <04970> would you return <07725> ?” Since the king <04428> was amenable to dispatching <07971> me, I gave <05414> him a time <02165> .
HEBREW	Nmz <02165> wl <0> hntaw <05414> ynxlsyw <07971> Klmh <04428> ynpl <06440> bjyyw <03190> bwst <07725> ytmw <04970> Kklhm <04109> hyhy <01961> ytm <04970> de <05704> wlua <0681> tbswy <03427> lgshw <07694> Klmh <04428> yl <0> rmayw (2:6) <0559>

NETBible

Then the king, with his consort¹ sitting beside him, replied, “How long would your trip take, and when would you return?” Since the king was amenable to dispatching me,² I gave him a time.

NET Notes

¹tn Or “queen,” so most English versions (cf. HALOT 1415 s.v. שֵׁגַל); TEV “empress.”

²tn Heb “It was good before the king and he sent me.”