484 B
484 B
I replied to the king
"Then I replied to the king"
If it seems good to the king, and if your servant has done well in your sight
The phrase "your servant" refers to Nehemiah. To show humility, a speaker sometimes uses third person when referring to his listener or when referring to himself. AT: "If it pleases you, and if I have earned your favor" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
the city of my fathers' tombs
AT: "the city of my ancestors"