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# In the month of Nisan
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"Nisan" is the name of the first month of the Hebrew calendar. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]])
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# in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king
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"in the 20th year that Artaxerxes was king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
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# Now
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This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here Nehemiah tells background information about his demeanor before the king. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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