New American Standard Bible 1995
Nehemiah 2:7-15
7And I saidH559 to the kingH4428, “IfH518 it pleaseH2895 the kingH4428, let lettersH107 be givenH5414 me 1for the governorsH6346 of the provinces beyondH5676 the RiverH5104, that they may allow me to passH5674 throughH5674 untilH5704H834 I comeH935 to JudahH3063, 8and a letterH107 to AsaphH623 the keeperH8104 of the king’sH4428 2forestH6508, that he may giveH5414 me timberH6086 to makeH7136 beamsH7136 for the gatesH8179 of 3the fortressH1002 whichH834 is by the 4templeH1004, for the wallH2346 of the cityH5892 and for the houseH1004 to whichH834 I will goH935.” And the kingH4428 grantedH5414 them to me because 5the goodH2896 handH3027 of my GodH430 was on me.
9Then I cameH935 to 6the governorsH6346 of the provinces beyondH5676 the RiverH5104 and gaveH5414 them the king’sH4428 lettersH107. Now 7the kingH4428 had sentH7971 with me officersH8269 of the armyH2428 and horsemenH6571. 10When 8SanballatH5571 the HoroniteH2772 and TobiahH2900 the AmmoniteH5984 9officialH5650 heardH8085 about it, it was veryH7463H1419 displeasingH7489 to them that someoneH120 had comeH935 to seekH1245 the welfareH2899 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478.
11So I 10cameH935 to JerusalemH3389 and was thereH8033 threeH7969 daysH3117. 12And I aroseH6965 in the nightH3915, I and a fewH4592 menH376 with me. I did not tellH5046 anyoneH120 whatH4100 my GodH430 was puttingH5414 into my 11mindH3820 to doH6213 for JerusalemH3389 and thereH369 was noH369 animalH929 with me exceptH3588H518 the animalH929 on whichH834 I was ridingH7392. 13So I wentH3318 out at nightH3915 by 12the ValleyH1516 GateH8179 in the directionH6440 of the Dragon’sH5886 WellH5886 and on to the 13RefuseH830 GateH8179, inspectingH7663 the wallsH2346 of JerusalemH3389 14whichH834 were brokenH6555 downH6555 and its 15gatesH8179 which were consumedH398 by fireH784. 14Then I passedH5674 on to 16the FountainH5871 GateH8179 and 17the King’sH4428 PoolH1295, but thereH369 was noH369 placeH4725 for 18my mountH929 to passH5674. 15So I wentH5927 up at nightH3915 by the 19ravineH5158 and inspectedH7663 the wallH2346. Then I enteredH935 the ValleyH1516 GateH8179 again and returnedH7725.
Notes
- 1. Nehemiah 2:7 Ezra 7:21; 8:36 ↩
- 2. Nehemiah 2:8 Eccl 2:5, 6 ↩
- 3. Nehemiah 2:8 Neh 7:2 ↩
- 4. Nehemiah 2:8 Lit house ↩
- 5. Nehemiah 2:8 Ezra 7:6; Neh 2:18 ↩
- 6. Nehemiah 2:9 Neh 2:7 ↩
- 7. Nehemiah 2:9 Ezra 8:22 ↩
- 8. Nehemiah 2:10 Neh 2:19; 4:1 ↩
- 9. Nehemiah 2:10 Lit servant ↩
- 10. Nehemiah 2:11 Ezra 8:32 ↩
- 11. Nehemiah 2:12 Lit heart ↩
- 12. Nehemiah 2:13 Neh 3:13 ↩
- 13. Nehemiah 2:13 Lit Gate of Ash-heaps ↩
- 14. Nehemiah 2:13 Neh 1:3 ↩
- 15. Nehemiah 2:13 Neh 2:3, 17 ↩
- 16. Nehemiah 2:14 Neh 3:15 ↩
- 17. Nehemiah 2:14 2 Kin 20:20 ↩
- 18. Nehemiah 2:14 Lit the animal under me ↩
- 19. Nehemiah 2:15 John 18:1 ↩
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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