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21 lines
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# from the time I was appointed
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Here "I" refers to Nehemiah.
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# from the twentieth year until the thirty-second year
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"from the 20th year until the 32nd year"
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# of Artaxerxes the king
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"that Artaxerxes was king"
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# twelve years
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"during those 12 years". Nehemiah is emphasizing that he did this continually for the full time he was governor.
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# the food provided for the governor
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"ate the food that the people provided for the governor"
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