Nehemiah 2:6
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
יָשַׁב
was sitting
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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מָתַי
when?
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מָתַי
properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)
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שׁוּב
will you return
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שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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מַהֲלָךְ
journey/ your
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מַהֲלָךְ
a walk, i.e. a passage or a distance
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זְמָן
a time
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זְמָן
an appointed occasion
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