New American Standard Bible 1995
Nehemiah 2:5-8
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,
8and a letterוְאִגֶּ֡רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107to Asaphאָסָף֩'a.SafH623the keeperשֹׁמֵ֨רsho.MerH8104of the king’sלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428forestהַפַּרְדֵּ֜סha.par.DesH6508,that he may giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414me timberעֵצִ֡ים'e.TzimH6086to makeלְ֠קָרוֹתLe.ka.rotH7136beamsH7136for the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֨יsha.'a.ReiH8179ofthe fortressהַבִּירָ֤הha.bi.RahH1002whichH834is by thetempleלַבַּ֙יִת֙la.Ba.yitH1004,for the wallוּלְחוֹמַ֣תu.le.cho.MatH2346of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892and for the houseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004to whichH834I will goאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935.”And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414them to me becausethe goodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430was on 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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