Nehemiah 2:4-6

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⁴ The king asked me, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ So I prayed to our God who rules from heaven.^{[a] 5} Then I said to the king, ‘Please sir, if you think it is a good idea and you are pleased with me, let me go to Judah. If you agree to send me there, I can build again the city where my ancestors are buried.’

⁶ The king was sitting with the queen next to him. The king asked me, ‘How long will you be away? When will you return?’ I told the king how long I would be away. Because the king was happy to send me, I told him when I would leave.