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350 B
Markdown
15 lines
350 B
Markdown
## May the king live forever! ##
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"Long live the king!" or "May the king have a long life!" Nehemiah is showing honor to King Artaxerxes.
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## Why should not my face be sad? ##
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"I am very sad." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])
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## the place of my father's tombs ##
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AT: "the place of my ancestors"
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## lies in ruins ##
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"is destroyed" |