1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 2:1:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֣יvayehiand it happened Nehemiah 2:1:2 ⧉בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbekhodeshin the month of Nehemiah 2:1:3 ⧉נִיסָ֗ןnisanNisan Nehemiah 2:1:4 ⧉שְׁנַ֥תshenatyear of Nehemiah 2:1:5 ⧉עֶשְׂרִ֛יםeserimtwenty Nehemiah 2:1:6 ⧉לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאleartakhsasteto Artaxerxes Nehemiah 2:1:7 ⧉הַמֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekhthe king Nehemiah 2:1:8 ⧉יַ֣יִןyayinwine Nehemiah 2:1:9 ⧉לְפָנָ֑יוlefanavbefore him Nehemiah 2:1:10 ⧉וָאֶשָּׂ֤אvaesaand I lifted up Nehemiah 2:1:11 ⧉אֶת־הַיַּ֙יִן֙ethayayinthe wine Nehemiah 2:1:12 ⧉וָאֶתְּנָ֣הvaettenaand I gave Nehemiah 2:1:13 ⧉לַמֶּ֔לֶךְlamelekhto the king Nehemiah 2:1:14 ⧉וְלֹא־הָיִ֥יתִיvelohayitiand not was I Nehemiah 2:1:15 ⧉רַ֖עrabad or sad Nehemiah 2:1:16 ⧉לְפָנָֽיו׃lefanavbefore him |
1. Formal Translation And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was set before him, and I lifted the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not before been sad in his presence. |
1. Dynamic Translation In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was served in front of him, I took the wine and presented it to the king. Until then I had never looked downcast in his presence. |