Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThese are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, Young's Literal Translation Words of Nehemiah son of Hachaliah. And it cometh to pass, in the month of Chisleu, the twentieth year, and I have been in Shushan the palace, King James Bible The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, Hebrew [These are] the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of Nehemiah נְחֶמְיָ֖ה (nə·ḥem·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5166: Nehemiah -- 'Yah comforts', three Israelites son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Hacaliah: חֲכַלְיָ֑ה (ḥă·ḵal·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2446: Hacaliah -- perhaps 'wait for Yah', father of Nehemiah In the month בְחֹֽדֶשׁ־ (ḇə·ḥō·ḏeš-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month of Chislev, כִּסְלֵיו֙ (kis·lêw) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3691: The ninth month of the Jewish calendar in the twentieth עֶשְׂרִ֔ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth year, שְׁנַ֣ת (šə·naṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8141: A year while I וַאֲנִ֥י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I was הָיִ֖יתִי (hā·yî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be in the citadel הַבִּירָֽה׃ (hab·bî·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1002: A castle, palace of Susa, בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן (bə·šū·šan) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7800: Susa -- residence of person kings |