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 1:1 ¶ The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

 1:1 ¶ The words° of Nehemiah° the son° of Hachaliah.° And it came to pass° in the month° Chisleu,° in the twentieth° year,° as I° was° in Shushan° the palace,°

 1:2 that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, that were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

 1:2 That Hanani,° one° of my brethren,°° came,°° he° and [certain] men°° of Judah;°° and I asked°° them concerning° the Jews° that had escaped,° which° were left°° of° the captivity,° and concerning° Jerusalem.°

 1:3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

 1:3 And they said°° unto me, The remnant°° that° are left°° of° the captivity° there° in the province° [are] in great° affliction° and reproach:° the wall° of Jerusalem° also [is] broken down,°° and the gates° thereof are burned°° with fire.°

 1:4 ¶ And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,

 1:4 ¶ And it came to pass,° when I heard°°° these° words,° that I sat down°° and wept,°° and mourned°° [certain] days,° and fasted,°°° and prayed°° before° the God° of heaven,°

 1:5 and said, I beseech thee, O Jehovah, the God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments:

 1:5 And said,°° I beseech° thee, O LORD° God° of heaven,° the great° and terrible°° God,° that keepeth°° covenant° and mercy° for them that love°° him and observe°° his commandments:°

 1:6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee. Yea, I and my father's house have sinned:

 1:6 Let thine ear° now° be° attentive,° and thine eyes° open,°° that thou mayest hear°°° the prayer° of thy servant,° which° I° pray°° before° thee now,° day° and night,° for° the children° of Israel° thy servants,° and confess°°° the sins° of the children° of Israel,° which° we have sinned°° against thee: both I° and my father's° house° have sinned.°°

 1:7 we have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.

 1:7 We have dealt very°° corruptly°° against thee, and have not° kept°°° the commandments,° nor the statutes,° nor the judgments,° which° thou commandedst°°° thy servant° Moses.°

 1:8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye trespass, I will scatter you abroad among the peoples:

 1:8 Remember,°° I beseech° thee,° the word° that° thou commandedst°°° thy servant° Moses,° saying,°° [If] ye° transgress,°° I° will scatter you abroad°°° among the nations:°

 1:9 but if ye return unto me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.

 1:9 But [if] ye turn°° unto° me, and keep°° my commandments,° and do°° them; though° there were° of you cast out°° unto the uttermost part° of the heaven,° [yet] will I gather°° them from thence,°° and will bring°° them unto° the place° that° I have chosen°° to set°°° my name° there.°

 1:10 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.

 1:10 Now these° [are] thy servants° and thy people,° whom° thou hast redeemed°° by thy great° power,° and by thy strong° hand.°

 1:11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who delight to fear thy name; and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was cupbearer to the king.

 1:11 O Lord,° I beseech° thee, let now° thine ear° be° attentive° to° the prayer° of thy servant,° and to° the prayer° of thy servants,° who desire° to fear°°° thy name:° and prosper,°° I pray° thee, thy servant° this day,° and grant°° him mercy° in the sight° of this° man.° For I° was° the king's° cupbearer.°°°