Neh 2:6 | NETfull | STEP | Then the king, with his consort sitting beside him, replied, “How long would your trip take, and when would you return?” Since the king was amenable to dispatching me, I gave him a time.

Nehemiah 2:6

6 Then the king, with his consort ^{▼▼ Or “queen,” so most English versions (cf. HALOT 1415 s.v. שֵׁגַל); TEV “empress.”} sitting beside him, replied, “How long would your trip take, and when would you return?” Since the king was amenable to dispatching me, ^{▼▼ Heb “It was good before the king and he sent me.”} I gave him a time.