Nehemiah 2:3 
KonteksNETBible | I replied to the king, “O king, live forever! Why would I not appear dejected when the city with the graves of my ancestors 1 lies desolate and its gates destroyed 2 by fire?” |
NASB © biblegateway Neh 2:3 |
I said to the king, "Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies desolate and its gates have been consumed by fire?" |
HCSB | and replied to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?" |
LEB | "May the king live forever!" I said to the king. "Why shouldn’t I look sad when the city, the place where my ancestors are buried, is in ruins and its gates are burned down?" |
NIV © biblegateway Neh 2:3 |
but I said to the king, "May the king live for ever! Why should my face not look sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?" |
ESV | I said to the king, "Let the king live forever! Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' graves, lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?" |
NRSV © bibleoremus Neh 2:3 |
I said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my ancestors’ graves, lies waste, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?" |
REB | but I answered, “May the king live for ever! But how can I help looking unhappy when the city where my forefathers are buried lies in ruins with its gates burnt down?” |
NKJV © biblegateway Neh 2:3 |
and said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire?" |
KJV | And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, [lieth] waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire? |
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NETBible | I replied to the king, “O king, live forever! Why would I not appear dejected when the city with the graves of my ancestors 1 lies desolate and its gates destroyed 2 by fire?” |
NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 5). 2 tn Heb “devoured” or “eaten” (so also in Neh 2:13). |