Nehemiah 2:6 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 2:6

Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.

BSB

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ASV

And the king said unto me (the queen also sitting by him), For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

KJV

And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The queen also sitting by him - Who probably forwarded his suit. This was not Esther, as Dean Prideaux supposes, nor perhaps the same Artaxerxes who had taken her to be queen; nor does שגל shegal signify queen, but rather harlot or concubine, she who was chief favourite. The Septuagint translate it παλλακη, harlot; and properly too. See the introduction.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The queen - Which is here noted, as an unusual thing; for commonly the kings of Persia dined alone, and perhaps because the queen expressed some kindness to him, and promoted his request. How long - This question shewed the king's affection to him, and that he was not willing to want his attendance longer than was necessary.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

I set him a time--Considering the great despatch made in raising the walls, it is probable that this leave of absence was limited at first to a year or six months, after which he returned to his duties in Shushan.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּאמֶר֩	vai.yo.Mer	and he said	H559 →
לִ֨י	li	to me
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
וְהַשֵּׁגַ֣ל׀	ve.ha.she.Gal	and the queen-consort	H7694 →
יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת	yo.She.vet	[was] sitting	H3427 →
אֶצְל֗וֹ	'etz.Lo	beside him	H681 →
עַד־	'ad-	until	H5704 →
מָתַ֛י	ma.Tai	when?	H4970 →
יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih.Yeh	will it be	H1961 →
מַֽהֲלָכֲךָ֖	ma.ha.la.kha.Kha	journey your	H4109 →
וּמָתַ֣י	u.ma.Tai	and when?	H4970 →
תָּשׁ֑וּב	ta.Shuv	will you return	H7725 →
וַיִּיטַ֤ב	vai.yi.Tav	and it was good	H3190 →
לִפְנֵֽי־	lif.nei-	<to> before	H6440 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֔נִי	vai.yish.la.Che.ni	and he sent me	H7971 →
וָֽאֶתְּנָ֥ה	va.'e.te.Nah	and I gave !	H5414 →
ל֖וֹ	lo	to him
זְמָֽן׃	ze.Man	a time	H2165 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Isaiah 65:24
Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
leads to
- Daniel 10:12
  “Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response…
- 1 John 5:14–15
  And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- Mark 11:24
  Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
- Isaiah 58:9
  Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and…
- Psalms 91:15
  When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
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Isaiah 58:12
Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.
leads to
- Isaiah 61:4
  They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.
- Amos 9:14
  I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
- Ezekiel 36:33
  This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt.

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Nehemiah