New American Standard Bible 1995
Nehemiah 2:1-7
1And it cameוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961about in the monthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Nisanנִיסָ֗ןni.SanH5212,in the twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֛ים'es.RimH6242yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of Kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783,that wineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196wasbeforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, andI tookוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375up the wineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196and gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414it to the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.Now I had not beenהָיִ֥יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961sadרַ֖עra'H7451in his presenceלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.
2So the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to me, “Whyמַדּ֣וּעַ׀ma.Du.a'H4069is your faceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440sadרָעִ֗יםra.'ImH7451though you are not sickחוֹלֶ֔הcho.LehH2470?Thisזֶ֔הZehH2088is nothingH369but sadnessרֹ֣עַֽRo.a'H7455of heartלֵ֑בLevH3820.”Then I was veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235afraidוָאִירָ֖אva.'i.Ra'H3372.
3I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, “Let the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liveיִחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069should my faceפָנַ֗יfa.NaiH6440not be sadיֵרְע֣וּye.re.'UH7489whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,the placeבֵּית־beit-H1004of my fathers’אֲבֹתַי֙'a.vo.TaiH1tombsקִבְר֤וֹתkiv.RotH6913,lies desolateחֲרֵבָ֔הcha.re.VahH2720and its gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179have been consumedאֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.LuH398by fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ סva.'EshH784?”
5I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleaseH2895the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650has foundH3190favorH3190beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, sendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִיtish.la.Che.niH7971me to Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,to the cityעִ֛יר'irH5892of my fathers’אֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1tombsקִבְר֥וֹתkiv.RotH6913,that I may rebuildוְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה׃ve.'ev.Ne.nahH1129it.”
6Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to me, the queenוְהַשֵּׁגַ֣ל׀ve.ha.she.GalH7694sittingיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427besideאֶצְל֗וֹ'etz.LoH681him, “HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704H4970will your journeyמַֽהֲלָכֲךָ֖ma.ha.la.kha.KhaH4109be, and whenH4970will you returnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725?”So it pleasedוַיִּיטַ֤בvai.yi.TavH3190the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to sendוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֔נִיvai.yish.la.Che.niH7971me, andI gaveוָֽאֶתְּנָ֥הva.'e.te.NahH5414him a definiteH2165timeזְמָֽן׃ze.ManH2165.
7And I saidוָאוֹמַר֮va.'o.MarH559to the kingלַמֶּלֶךְ֒la.me.leKhH4428, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleaseH2895the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,let lettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107be givenיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414mefor the governorsפַּחֲו֖וֹתpa.cha.VotH6346of the provincesbeyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676the Riverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,that they may allow me to passיַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיya.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674throughH5674untilעַ֥ד'adH5704H834I comeאָב֖וֹא'a.Vo'H935to Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃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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