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ASV Nehemiah Chapter 001 (SRC)

Purpose, Provenance, & Metadata Purpose: This mp3 file is one of a series of audio files generated from the 1901 American Standard Version Bible, which have been graded to different CEFR levels to aid in language acquisition and comprehension, including A1, A2, B1, B2, and the original source text. Source: American Standard Version (1901) CEFR Level: SRC (src = "Source text with no grading" Audio Generation: Edge TTS en-GB-RyanNeural at 100% speed. Generated on: 2026-03-10 Scripture Text (SRC) 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, 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. 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. 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, and said, I b

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