Nehemiah 2:7-15

7And I saidH559 to the kingH4428, “IfH518 it pleasesH2895 the kingH4428, let lettersH107 be givenH5414 me 1for the governorsH6346 of the provinces beyondH5676 the RiverH5104, so that they will allow me to passH5674 throughH5674 untilH5704H834 I comeH935 to JudahH3063, 8and a letterH107 to AsaphH623 the keeperH8104 of the king’sH4428 2forestH6508, soH834 thatH834 he will giveH5414 me timberH6086 to makeH7136 beamsH7136 for the gatesH8179 of 3the citadelH1002 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 Euphrates RiverH5104 and gaveH5414 them the king’sH4428 lettersH107. Now 7the kingH4428 had sentH7971 with me officersH8269 of the armyH2428 and horsemenH6571. 10And when 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 for threeH7969 daysH3117. 12And I gotH6965 upH6965 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 wasH369 noH369 animalH929 with me exceptH3588H518 the animalH929 on whichH834 I was ridingH7392. 13So I wentH3318 outH3318 at nightH3915 by 12the ValleyH1516 GateH8179 in the directionH6440 of the Dragon’sH5886 SpringH5886 and on to the DungH830 GateH8179, and I was inspectingH7663 the wallsH2346 of JerusalemH3389 13whichH834 were brokenH6555 downH6555 and its 14gatesH8179 which had been consumedH398 by fireH784. 14Then I passedH5674 onH5674 to 15the FountainH5871 GateH8179 and 16the King’sH4428 PoolH1295, but thereH369 wasH369 noH369 placeH4725 for 17my mountH929 to passH5674. 15So I was goingH5927 upH5927 at nightH3915 by the 18ravineH5158 and inspectingH7663 the wallH2346. Then I enteredH935 the ValleyH1516 GateH8179 again and returnedH7725.