Bible Strands
Nehemiah 2:11
After I had arrived in Jerusalem and had been there three days,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nehemiah narrates his own arrival in Jerusalem, recording the chronological pause after he reaches the city. He speaks as a first-person historian marking the interval between his arrival and his subsequent nighttime inspection.
The words — וָ/אָב֖וֹא (va./'a.Vo') translates literally to "and I came," and יָמִ֥ים שְלֹשָֽה (ya.Mim she.lo.Shah) means "three days," anchoring the timeline with precise numerical duration.
The thread — This arrival pattern appears in Ezra 8:32, where the returning exiles also reached Jerusalem and rested for three days before proceeding.
Why it lands — The text states a factual pause before action, requiring the reader to acknowledge that deliberate preparation precedes the execution of a assigned task.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
Cross-references
- Ezra 8:32 So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days.