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Nehemiah 2:5-8
5AndIsaidH559tothekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andifthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650havefoundfavourinthysight,thatthou wouldestsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִיtish.la.Che.niH7971metoJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,tothecityעִ֛יר'irH5892ofmyfathers' sepulchres,thatImaybuildH1129it.
6Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tome—thequeenalsosittingH3427byhim, —Forhowlongshallthyjourneyמַֽהֲלָכֲךָ֖ma.ha.la.kha.KhaH4109beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961,andwhenwilt thoureturnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725?Anditpleasedthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428tosendH7971me;andIsetH5414himatimeזְמָֽן׃ze.ManH2165.
7AndIsaidH559tothekingלַמֶּלֶךְ֒la.me.leKhH4428,Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letlettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107begivenיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414metothegovernorsפַּחֲו֖וֹתpa.cha.VotH6346beyondtheriverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,thattheymaysetH5414meforwardtillIcomeאָב֖וֹא'a.Vo'H935intoJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;
8andaletterוְאִגֶּ֡רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107toAsaphאָסָף֩'a.SafH623thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֨רsho.MerH8104oftheking'sforest,thathemaygiveH5414metimbertomakeH5414beamsforthegatesH8179ofthepalacewhich[appertains]tothehouseלַבַּ֙יִת֙la.Ba.yitH1004,andforthewallוּלְחוֹמַ֣תu.le.cho.MatH2346ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andforthehouseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004thatIshallenterinto.AndthekingH4428grantedme,accordingtothegoodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027ofmyGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430uponme.
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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