Nehemiah 2:7-15

7I also saidH559 toH4428 him, “IfH518 it pleasesH2896 the kingH4428, may lettersH107 be givenH5414 to me forH5921 the governorsH6346 westH5676 of the EuphratesH5104,1 so thatH834 they will grant me safe passageH5674 untilH5704 I reachH935H413 JudahH3063. 8And may I have a letterH107 toH413 AsaphH623, keeperH8104 of the king’sH834H4428 forestH6508, so thatH834 he will giveH5414 me timberH6086 to make beamsH7136 forH853 the gatesH8179 of the citadelH1002 to the templeH1004, for the cityH5892 wallH2346, and for the houseH1004 I will occupyH935H413.”

And because the graciousH2896 handH3027 of my GodH430 was upon meH5921, the kingH4428 grantedH5414 my requests.

9Then I wentH935 toH413 the governorsH6346 westH5676 of the EuphratesH5104 and gaveH5414 them the king’sH4428 lettersH107. The kingH4428 had also sentH7971 armyH2428 officersH8269 and cavalryH6571 with meH5973.

10But when SanballatH5571 the HoroniteH2772 and TobiahH2900 the AmmoniteH5984 officialH5650 heard about thisH8085, they were deeplyH1419 disturbedH7489H7451 thatH834 someoneH120 had comeH935 to seekH1245 the well-beingH2896 of the IsraelitesH1121H3478.

11After I had arrivedH935 inH413 JerusalemH3389 and had beenH1961 thereH8033 threeH7969 daysH3117, 12IH589 set outH6965 at nightH3915 withH5973 a fewH4592 menH582. I did notH3808 tellH5046 anyoneH120 whatH4100 my GodH430 had laidH5414 onH413 my heartH3820 to doH6213 for JerusalemH3389. The onlyH3588H518 animalH929H369 with meH5973 was the oneH929 on whichH834 IH589 was ridingH7392.

13So I went outH3318 at nightH3915 through the ValleyH1516 GateH8179 towardH413H6440 the WellH5869 of the SerpentH8577H4132 and the DungH830H1961 GateH8179, and I inspectedH7663 the wallsH2346 of JerusalemH3389 thatH834 had been broken downH6555 and the gatesH8179 that had been destroyedH398 by fireH784.

14Then I went onH5674 toH413 the FountainH5869H413 GateH8179 and the King’sH4428 PoolH1295, but there was noH369 roomH4725 for the animalH929 under meH8478 to get throughH5674; 15so IH1961 went upH5927 the valleyH5158 by nightH3915 andH1961 inspectedH7663 the wallH2346. Then I headed backH7725 and reenteredH935H7725 through the ValleyH1516 GateH8179.