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# I replied to the king

"Then I replied to the king"

# your servant

Nehemiah refers to himself this way to show his submission to the king.

# in your sight

Here sight represents judgment or evaluation. Alternate translation: "in your judgment" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the city of my fathers' tombs

"the city where my ancestors are buried"

# that I may rebuild it

Nehemiah does not plan to do all of the building himself, but he will be the leader of the work. Alternate translation: "that I and my people may rebuild it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# I replied to the king`

			`"Then I replied to the king"`

			`# your servant`

			`Nehemiah refers to himself this way to show his submission to the king.`

			`# in your sight`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here sight represents judgment or evaluation. Alternate translation: "in your judgment" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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			`# the city of my fathers' tombs`

			`"the city where my ancestors are buried"`

			`# that I may rebuild it`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Nehemiah does not plan to do all of the building himself, but he will be the leader of the work. Alternate translation: "that I and my people may rebuild it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`
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