Nehemiah 2:1-5

1And it came to pass in the monthH2320 NisanH5212, in the twentieth yearH8141 of ArtaxerxesH783 the kingH4428, when wineH3196 wasH1961 before him, that I tookH5375 up the wineH3196, and gaveH5414 it unto the kingH4428. Now I had not beenH1961 beforetime sad in his presenceH6440.

2And the kingH4428 saidH559 unto me, WhyH4069 is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sickH2470? this is nothingH369 else but sorrow of heartH3820. Then I was veryH3966 sore afraidH3372.

3And I saidH559 unto the kingH4428, Let the kingH4428 liveH2421 for everH5769: whyH4069 should not my countenance be sad, whenH834 the cityH5892, the place of my fathers’H1 sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gatesH8179 thereof are consumedH398 with fireH784?

4Then the kingH4428 saidH559 unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayedH6419 to the GodH430 of heavenH8064.

5And I saidH559 unto the kingH4428, If it please the kingH4428, and if thy servantH5650 have found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldest sendH7971 me unto JudahH3063, unto the cityH5892 of my fathers’H1 sepulchres, that I may buildH1129 it.