Nehemiah 1:4 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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,
American Standard Version (ASV)
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,
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Then, after hearing these words, for some days I gave myself up to weeping and sorrow, seated on the earth; and taking no food I made prayer to the God of heaven,
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of the heavens,
Webster's Bible (WBT)
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,
World English Bible (WEB)
It happened, 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,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And it cometh to pass, at my hearing these words, I have sat down, and I weep and mourn `for' days, and I am fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.
| And it came to pass, | וַיְהִ֞י | wayhî | vai-HEE |
| when I heard | כְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀ | kĕšomʿî | keh-shome-EE |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| these | הַדְּבָרִ֣ים | haddĕbārîm | ha-deh-va-REEM |
| words, | הָאֵ֗לֶּה | hāʾēlle | ha-A-leh |
| that I sat down | יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ | yāšabtiy | ya-SHAHV-TEE |
| wept, and | וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔ה | wāʾebke | va-ev-KEH |
| and mourned | וָֽאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖ה | wāʾetʾabbĕlâ | va-et-ah-beh-LA |
| certain days, | יָמִ֑ים | yāmîm | ya-MEEM |
| and fasted, | וָֽאֱהִ֥י | wāʾĕhî | va-ay-HEE |
| צָם֙ | ṣām | tsahm | |
| and prayed | וּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔ל | ûmitpallēl | oo-meet-pa-LALE |
| before | לִפְנֵ֖י | lipnê | leef-NAY |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ʾĕlōhê | ay-loh-HAY |
| of heaven, | הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | haššāmāyim | ha-sha-MA-yeem |