Nehemiah 2:3-5
New King James Version
3 and said to the king, (A)“May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when (B)the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with (C)fire?”
4 Then the king said to me, “What do you request?”
So I (D)prayed to the God of heaven. 5 And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may rebuild it.”
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Nehemiah 2:3-5
New International Version
3 but I said to the king, “May the king live forever!(A) Why should my face not look sad when the city(B) where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?(C)”
4 The king said to me, “What is it you want?”
Then I prayed to the God of heaven, 5 and I answered the king, “If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my ancestors are buried so that I can rebuild it.”
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