Nehemiah 1:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Nehemiah 1:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 1:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 1:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.”

Nehemiah 1:2 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Nehemiah 1:2 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 1:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and come in doth Hanani, one of my brethren, he and men of Judah, and I ask them concerning the Jews, the escaped part that have been left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem;”

Nehemiah 1:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 1:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and [certain] men of Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. ”

Nehemiah 1:2 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 1:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Came Hanam, one of my brethren, he and the men of Iudah, and I asked them concerning the Iewes that were deliuered, which were of the residue of the captiuitie, and concerning Ierusalem.”

Nehemiah 1:2 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 in Context — Nehemiah 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,

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.

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.

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,

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What Does Nehemiah 1:2 Mean?

Nehemiah 1:2 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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