en_tn_condensed/neh/02/01.md

In the month of Nisan

"Nisan" is the name of the first month of the Hebrew calendar.

in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king

"in the 20th year that Artaxerxes was king"

Now

This word is used to mark a pause in the story. Here Nehemiah tells background information about the expression on his face when he went before the king.