Berean Standard Bible
Nehemiah 1:11
11O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants1 who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.”
(At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)
Nehemiah 1:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.
- New International Version (NIV)Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this man.” I was cupbearer to the king.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." Now I was cupbearer to the king.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” For I was the king’s cupbearer.
Context of Nehemiah 1:11
9but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’ 10They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand. O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)
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אָנָּ֣א אֲדֹנָ֗י תְּהִ֣י נָ֣א אָזְנְךָֽ־קַ֠שֶּׁבֶת אֶל־תְּפִלַּ֨ת עַבְדְּךָ֜ וְאֶל־תְּפִלַּ֣ת עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ הַֽחֲפֵצִים֙ לְיִרְאָ֣ה אֶת־שְׁמֶ֔ךָ וְהַצְלִֽיחָה־נָּ֤א לְעַבְדְּךָ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם וּתְנֵ֣הוּ לְרַחֲמִ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י הָאִ֣ישׁ הַזֶּ֑ה וַאֲנִ֛י הָיִ֥יתִי מַשְׁקֶ֖ה לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פRead the interlinear
- O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- ·אָֽנָּ֫א'ân'â 'ânnâh · Please!H577
- may Your earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
- beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- beנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
- attentiveקַשָּׁבqashshâb qashshûb · attentiveH7183
- toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
- prayerעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- who delightחָפֵץchâphêts · delightingH2655
- to revereיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- Your nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- successצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743
- this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- and grant himנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- mercyרַחֲמִיםracham · compassionH7356
- in the sightפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- of thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- At that time Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
- the cupbearerמַשְׁקֶהmashqeh · cupbearerH4945
- to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
Cross-references for Nehemiah 1:11
- Nehemiah 1:6let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.
- Psalms 86:6Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.
- Psalms 130:2O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.
- Proverbs 1:29For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
- Isaiah 26:8Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
- Hebrews 13:18Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
- Nehemiah 2:8And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.
- Genesis 32:11Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.
- Genesis 43:14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
- Ezra 1:1In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
- Ezra 7:6this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.
- Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
- Nehemiah 2:1Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,
- Genesis 40:2Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,
- Genesis 41:9Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 1:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Mercy in the sight of this man - Favour before the king, Ahasuerus. He seems then to have been giving him the cup. For I was the king's cup-bearer - The king's butler, (the Persians call him saky ), which gave him the opportunity of being frequently with the king; and to be in such a place of trust, he must be in the king's confidence. No Eastern potentate would have a cup-bearer with whom he could not trust his life, poison being frequently administered…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11A Persian king had numerous cup-bearers, each of whom probably discharged the office in his turn.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11grant him mercy in the sight of this man: Nehemiah knew God could make the king kind to him. As a cup-bearer, Nehemiah tasted the king’s wine to ensure it was safe. This role gave him daily access to King Artaxerxes.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. I was the king's cupbearer--This officer, in the ancient Oriental courts, was always a person of rank and importance; and, from the confidential nature of his duties and his frequent access to the royal presence, he possessed great influence.Read the comment
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- 1. Nehemiah 1:11 Literally to the prayer of Your servant and to the prayer of Your servants ↩
Commentaries on Nehemiah 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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