Verse 2
Nehemiah 2:2
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And the king said to me: Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou dost not appear to be sick? this is not without cause, but some evil, I know not what, is in thy heart. And I was seized with an exceeding great fear:
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ לִ֨/י הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ מַדּ֣וּעַ פָּנֶ֣י/ךָ רָעִ֗ים וְ/אַתָּה֙ אֵֽינְ/ךָ֣ חוֹלֶ֔ה אֵ֣ין זֶ֔ה כִּי אִ֖ם רֹ֣עַֽ לֵ֑ב וָ/אִירָ֖א הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד
English Translation
And the king said to me, "Why is your face sad, though you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of heart, and I am very much afraid."
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