## In the month of Nisan ##
Translators may write a footnote that says something like “Nisan is a month in the spring. It overlaps with March and April.” AT: “In the spring.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
## in the twentieth year ##
(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
## But the king ##
"So the king"
## Why is your face so sad? ##
The face expresses one's emotions, so it is like saying "Why are you so sad?"
## You do not appear to be ill ##
"You do not look like you are sick"
## This must be sadness of heart ##
The heart is the center of emotions. AT: "You must be very sad."
## Then I became very much afraid ##
As Nehemiah prepares to answer, he does not know how the king will respond.
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