American Standard Version (ASV):
we have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
King James Version (KJV):
We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
American Standard Version (ASV):
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,
King James Version (KJV):
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned [certain] days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
American Standard Version (ASV):
and said, I beseech thee, O Jehovah, the God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments:
King James Version (KJV):
And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
American Standard Version (ASV):
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
King James Version (KJV):
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province [are] in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also [is] broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
King James Version (KJV):
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,
American Standard Version (ASV):
that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, that were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
King James Version (KJV):
That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and [certain] men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
American Standard Version (ASV):
Thus cleansed I them from all foreigners, and appointed charges for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work;
King James Version (KJV):
Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
American Standard Version (ASV):
and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
King James Version (KJV):
And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
American Standard Version (ASV):
Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?
King James Version (KJV):
Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
American Standard Version (ASV):
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
King James Version (KJV):
And [one] of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, [was] son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.