Verse Comparison: Nehemiah 2:6
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
The king, beside whom the queen was sitting, asked me, How long will your journey take, and when will you return? So it pleased [him] to send me; and I set him a time.
Contemporary English Version
The queen was sitting beside the king when he asked me, "How long will it take, and when will you be back?" The king agreed to let me go, and I told him when I would return.
Darby English Version
And the king said to me -- the queen also sitting by him, -- For how long shall thy journey be, and when wilt thou return? And it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
Good News Bible
The emperor, with the empress sitting at his side, approved my request. He asked me how long I would be gone and when I would return, and I told him.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
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."
New International Version
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.
New King James Version
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the king said to me, the queen sitting beside him, "How long will your journey take, and when will you return?" So it pleased the king to send me, and I gave him a definite time.
Revised Standard Version
And the king said to me (the queen 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 time.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king saith to me (and the queen is sitting near him), `How long is thy journey? and when dost thou return?' and it is good before the king, and he sendeth me away, and I set to him a time.
