King James Version
Nehemiah 2:7-15
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.
9Then I cameוָֽאָב֗וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935to the governorsפַּֽחֲווֹת֙pa.cha.VotH6346beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676the riverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104,and gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414them the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lettersאִגְּר֣וֹת'i.ge.RotH107.Now the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971captainsשָׂ֥רֵיSa.reiH8269of the armyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428and horsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ פu.fa.ra.ShimH6571with me.
10When Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֣טsan.va.LatH5571the Horoniteהַחֹרֹנִ֗יha.cho.ro.NiH2772,and Tobiahוְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙ve.toi.YahH2900the servantהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650,the Ammoniteהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it,it grievedH3415them exceedinglyרָעָ֣ה גְדֹלָ֑הra.'Ah ge.do.LahH1419H7451that there was comeבָּ֥אba'H935a manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245the welfareטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896of the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
12And I aroseוָאָק֣וּם׀va.'a.KumH6965in the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,I and someH4592fewמְעַט֮me.'AtH4592menוַאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀va.'a.na.ShimH582with me; neither toldהִגַּ֣דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046I anymanלְאָדָ֔םle.'a.DamH120what my Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430had putנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414in my heartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820to doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213at Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389: neither was there anybeastוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929with me, save the beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that I rode uponרֹכֵ֥בro.KhevH7392.
13And I went outוָאֵצְאָ֨הva.'e.tze.'AhH3318by nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915by the gateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179of the valleyהַגַּ֜יאha.Gai'H1516,even beforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440the dragonהַתַּנִּ֔יןha.ta.NinH8577wellעֵ֣ין'einH5886H5869,and to the dungהָאַשְׁפֹּ֑תha.'ash.PotH830portשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179,and viewedשֹׂבֵ֜רso.VerH7665H7663the wallsבְּחוֹמֹ֤תbe.cho.MotH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,which were broken downהֵ֣ם׀ פְּרוּצִ֔יםhemhem/ /fe.ru.tzimfe.ru.tzimH6555,and the gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof were consumedאֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.LuH398with fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.
14Then I went onוָאֶֽעֱבֹר֙va.'e.'e.VorH5674to the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the fountainהָעַ֔יִןha.'A.yinH5869,and to the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428poolבְּרֵכַ֖תbe.re.KhatH1295: but there wasno placeמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725for the beastלַבְּהֵמָ֖הla.be.he.MahH929that wasunder me to passלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674.
15Then went I upעֹלֶ֤ה'o.LehH5927in the nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915by the brookבַנַּ֙חַל֙va.Na.chalH5158,and viewedשֹׂבֵ֖רso.VerH7665H7663the wallבַּחוֹמָ֑הba.cho.MahH2346,and turned backוָאָשׁ֗וּבva.'a.ShuvH7725,and enteredוָאָב֛וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935by the gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the valleyהַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'H1516, and soreturnedוָאָשֽׁוּב׃va.'a.ShuvH7725.
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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