Berean Standard Bible
Nehemiah 2:1-7
1Nowוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961in the monthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320of Nisanנִיסָ֗ןni.SanH5212,in the twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֛ים'es.RimH6242yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of Kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783,when wineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196was set before himלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440,I tookוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853the wineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196and gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414it to the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.I had neverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808beenהָיִ֥יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961sadרַ֖עra'H7451in his presenceלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440,
2so the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to me, “Whyמַדּ֣וּעַ׀ma.Du.a'H4069isyour faceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440sadרָעִ֗יםra.'ImH7451,though youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859arenotאֵֽינְךָ֣'ei.ne.KhaH369illחוֹלֶ֔הcho.LehH2470?Thisזֶ֔הZehH2088could only beאֵ֣ין כִּי־ אִ֖ם'ein ki- 'imH369H3588H518sadnessרֹ֣עַֽRo.a'H7455of the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820.”I was overwhelmed with fearוָאִירָ֖א הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃va.'i.Ra' har.Beh me.'OdH3372H7235H3966
3and repliedוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, “May the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428live foreverלְעוֹלָ֣ם יִחְיֶ֑הle.'o.Lam yich.YehH2421H5769!Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069should I notלֹא־lo'-H3808be sadיֵרְע֣וּ פָנַ֗יye.re.'U fa.NaiH7489H6440whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892whereבֵּית־beit-H1004my fathersאֲבֹתַי֙'a.vo.TaiH1are buriedקִבְר֤וֹתkiv.RotH6913lies in ruinsחֲרֵבָ֔הcha.re.VahH2720,and its gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179have been destroyedאֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.LuH398by fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ סva.'EshH784?”
5and answeredוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, “Ifאִם־'im-H518עַל־'al-H5921it pleasesט֔וֹבTovH2896the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650has found favorיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190in your sightלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440,I ask thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834you send meתִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִיtish.la.Che.niH7971toאֶל־'el-H413Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,toאֶל־'el-H413the cityעִ֛יר'irH5892where my fathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1are buriedקִבְר֥וֹתkiv.RotH6913,so that I may rebuild itוְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה׃ve.'ev.Ne.nahH1129.”
6Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,with the queenוְהַשֵּׁגַ֣ל׀ve.ha.she.GalH7694seatedיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427beside himאֶצְל֗וֹ'etz.LoH681,askedוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559me, “How longעַד־ מָתַ֛י'ad- ma.TaiH5704H4970will your journeyמַֽהֲלָכֲךָ֖ma.ha.la.kha.KhaH4109takeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961,and whenוּמָתַ֣יu.ma.TaiH4970will you returnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725?”So it pleasedוַיִּיטַ֤ב לִפְנֵֽי־vai.yi.Tav lif.nei-H3190H6440the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to send meוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֔נִיvai.yish.la.Che.niH7971,and I setוָֽאֶתְּנָ֥הva.'e.te.NahH5414a timeזְמָֽן׃ze.ManH2165.
7I also saidוָאוֹמַר֮va.'o.MarH559toלַמֶּלֶךְ֒la.me.leKhH4428him, “Ifאִם־'im-H518עַל־'al-H5921it pleasesט֔וֹבTovH2896the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,may lettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107be givenיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414to meforעַֽל־'al-H5921the governorsפַּחֲו֖וֹתpa.cha.VotH6346westעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676of the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,so thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834they will grant me safe passageיַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיya.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674untilעַ֥ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I reachאָב֖וֹא אֶל־'a.Vo' 'el-H935H413Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 2
- 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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