New American Standard Bible 1995
Nehemiah 2:8-16
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.
9Then I cameוָֽאָב֗וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935tothe governorsפַּֽחֲווֹת֙pa.cha.VotH6346of the provincesbeyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676the Riverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104and gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414them the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lettersאִגְּר֣וֹת'i.ge.RotH107. Nowthe kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971with me officersשָׂ֥רֵיSa.reiH8269of the armyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428and horsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ פu.fa.ra.ShimH6571.
10WhenSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֣טsan.va.LatH5571the Horoniteהַחֹרֹנִ֗יha.cho.ro.NiH2772and Tobiahוְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙ve.toi.YahH2900the Ammoniteהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984officialהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085about it,it was veryגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH7463H1419displeasingוַיֵּ֥רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489to them that someoneאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120had comeבָּ֥אba'H935to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245the welfareH2899of the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
12And I aroseוָאָק֣וּם׀va.'a.KumH6965in the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,I and a fewמְעַט֮me.'AtH4592menH376with me. I did not tellהִגַּ֣דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046anyoneלְאָדָ֔םle.'a.DamH120whatמָ֗הMahH4100my Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430was puttingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414into mymindלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820to doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and thereH369was noH369animalוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929with me exceptכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518the animalהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929on whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I was ridingרֹכֵ֥בro.KhevH7392.
13So I wentוָאֵצְאָ֨הva.'e.tze.'AhH3318out at nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915bythe Valleyהַגַּ֜יאha.Gai'H1516Gateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179in the directionפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440of the Dragon’sH5886WellH5886and on to theRefuseהָאַשְׁפֹּ֑תha.'ash.PotH830Gateשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179,inspectingשֹׂבֵ֜רso.VerH7663the wallsבְּחוֹמֹ֤תbe.cho.MotH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were brokenH6555downהֵ֣ם׀ פְּרוּצִ֔יםhemhem/ /fe.ru.tzimfe.ru.tzimH6555and itsgatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179which were consumedאֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.LuH398by fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.
16The officialsוְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461did not knowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045whereאָ֣נָה'A.nahH575I had goneהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980or whatוּמָ֖הu.MahH4100I had doneעֹשֶׂ֑ה'o.SehH6213;norH3808had I as yetכֵּ֖ןkenH3651toldהִגַּֽדְתִּי׃hi.Gad.tiH5046the Jewsוְלַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.lai.ye.hu.DimH3064,the priestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםve.la.ko.ha.NimH3548,the noblesוְלַחֹרִ֣יםve.la.cho.RimH2715,the officialsוְלַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.la.se.ga.NimH5461or the restוּלְיֶ֙תֶר֙u.le.Ye.terH3499who didעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399.
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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