King James Version
Nehemiah 2:5-8
5And I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,If it pleaseH2895the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and if thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650have found favourיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190in thy sightלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440,that thou wouldest sendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִיtish.la.Che.niH7971me unto Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,unto the cityעִ֛יר'irH5892of my fathers’אֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1sepulchresקִבְר֥וֹתkiv.RotH6913,that I may buildוְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה׃ve.'ev.Ne.nahH1129it.
6And the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto me, (the queenוְהַשֵּׁגַ֣ל׀ve.ha.she.GalH7694also sittingיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427by himאֶצְל֗וֹ'etz.LoH681,)For how long shall thy journeyמַֽהֲלָכֲךָ֖ma.ha.la.kha.KhaH4109be? and when wilt thou returnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725?So it pleasedוַיִּיטַ֤ב לִפְנֵֽי־vai.yi.Tav lif.nei-H6440H3190the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to sendוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֔נִיvai.yish.la.Che.niH7971me; and I setוָֽאֶתְּנָ֥הva.'e.te.NahH5414him a timeזְמָֽן׃ze.ManH2165.
7Moreover I saidוָאוֹמַר֮va.'o.MarH559unto the kingלַמֶּלֶךְ֒la.me.leKhH4428,If it pleaseH2895the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,let lettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107be givenיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414me to the governorsפַּחֲו֖וֹתpa.cha.VotH6346beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676the riverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,that they may convey me overיַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיya.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674till I comeאָב֖וֹא'a.Vo'H935into Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;
8And a letterוְאִגֶּ֡רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107unto Asaphאָסָף֩'a.SafH623the keeperשֹׁמֵ֨רsho.MerH8104of the king’sלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428forestהַפַּרְדֵּ֜סha.par.DesH6508,that he may giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414me timberעֵצִ֡ים'e.TzimH6086to make beamsלְ֠קָרוֹתLe.ka.rotH7136for the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֨יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the palaceהַבִּירָ֤הha.bi.RahH1002which appertainedto the houseלַבַּ֙יִת֙la.Ba.yitH1004,and for the wallוּלְחוֹמַ֣תu.le.cho.MatH2346of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and for the houseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004that I shall enter intoאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935.And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414me, according to the goodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430upon me.
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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