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Nehemiah 2:1

Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,

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ASV

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.

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.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshin [the] month ofH2320 →
נִיסָ֗ןni.SanNisanH5212 →
שְׁנַ֥תshe.NatyearH8141 →
עֶשְׂרִ֛ים'es.RimtwentyH6242 →
לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'of ArtaxerxesH783 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
יַ֣יִןYa.yinwineH3196 →
לְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.Nav[was] <to> before himH6440 →
וָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'and I tookH5375 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinthe wineH3196 →
וָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.Nahand I gave [it] !H5414 →
לַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhto the kingH4428 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
הָיִ֥יתִיha.Yi.tiI had beenH1961 →
רַ֖עra'sadH7451 →
לְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440 →

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Ezra 7:1Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,Nehemiah 1:11O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)Nehemiah 1:1These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,Nehemiah 5:14Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.Nehemiah 13:6While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the kingEsther 3:7In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.Ezra 7:7So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.Genesis 40:21Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.Genesis 40:11Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”

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