Revised Version 1895
Nehemiah 2
1And itcameH1961topassH1961in themonthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Nisanנִיסָ֗ןni.SanH5212, in thetwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֛ים'es.RimH6242yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, whenwineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196wasbeforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, that ItookH5375upH5375thewineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196, andgaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414it unto thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.NowH1961I hadnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808been beforetime sad in hispresenceלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.
2And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559untomeH6440,Whyמַדּ֣וּעַ׀ma.Du.a'H4069is thycountenanceH6440sadרֹ֣עַֽRo.a'H7455,seeingכִּי־ki-H3588thou artnotאֵֽינְךָ֣'ei.ne.KhaH369sickחוֹלֶ֔הcho.LehH2470? this isnothingאֵ֣ין'einH369else but sorrow ofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820. Then I wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966soreafraidוָאִירָ֖אva.'i.Ra'H3372.
3And Isaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,LetH3808thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liveיִחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769:whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069shouldnotH3808mycountenanceפָנַ֗יfa.NaiH6440be sad, when thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892, theplaceבֵּית־beit-H1004of myfathers’אֲבֹתַי֙'a.vo.TaiH1sepulchres, lieth waste, and thegatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof areconsumedאֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.LuH398withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ סva.'EshH784?
5And Isaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,Ifאִם־'im-H518itpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650havefoundיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190favour in thysightלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440, that thou wouldestsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִיtish.la.Che.niH7971meH413untoJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, unto thecityעִ֛יר'irH5892of myfathers’אֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1sepulchres, that I maybuildוְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה׃ve.'ev.Ne.nahH1129it.
6And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559untomeH5414, (thequeenוְהַשֵּׁגַ֣ל׀ve.ha.she.GalH7694alsosittingיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427by him,) ForhowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704shall thyjourneyמַֽהֲלָכֲךָ֖ma.ha.la.kha.KhaH4109be? and when wilt thoureturnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725?SoH7971itpleasedוַיִּיטַ֤בvai.yi.TavH3190thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428tosendH7971meH5414; and IsetH5414him a time.
7Moreover Isaidוָאוֹמַר֮va.'o.MarH559unto thekingלַמֶּלֶךְ֒la.me.leKhH4428,Ifאִם־'im-H518itpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letH5414lettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107begivenיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414meH413to thegovernorsפַּחֲו֖וֹתpa.cha.VotH6346beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676theriverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104, that they mayletH5414meH413passיַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיya.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674throughH5674tillעַ֥ד'adH5704Icomeאָב֖וֹא'a.Vo'H935untoJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;
8and aletterוְאִגֶּ֡רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107untoAsaphאָסָף֩'a.SafH623thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֨רsho.MerH8104of theking’sלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428forestהַפַּרְדֵּ֜סha.par.DesH6508, that he maygiveH5414meH413timberH6086tomakeH5414beamsH6086for thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֨יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the castlewhichH834appertaineth to thehouseלַבַּ֙יִת֙la.Ba.yitH1004, and for thewallוּלְחוֹמַ֣תu.le.cho.MatH2346of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and for thehouseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004that I shallenterאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935intoH413. And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedH5414meH413,accordingH5921to thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430uponH5921meH413.
9Then Icameוָֽאָב֗וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935to thegovernorsפַּֽחֲווֹת֙pa.cha.VotH6346beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676theriverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104, andgaveH5414them theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lettersאִגְּר֣וֹת'i.ge.RotH107.NowH5414thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971withmeאֶֽל־'el-H413captainsשָׂ֥רֵיSa.reiH8269of thearmyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428andhorsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ פu.fa.ra.ShimH6571.
10And whenSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֣טsan.va.LatH5571theHoroniteהַחֹרֹנִ֗יha.cho.ro.NiH2772, andTobiahוְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙ve.toi.YahH2900theservantהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650, theAmmoniteהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it, it grieved themexceedinglyגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419, for that there wascomeבָּ֥אba'H935amanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245the welfare of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
12And Iaroseוָאָק֣וּם׀va.'a.KumH6965in thenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, I andsomeH376fewמְעַט֮me.'AtH4592menH376withmeH413;neitherH3808toldהִגַּ֣דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046IanyH376manH376whatמָ֗הMahH4100myGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430putנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414intoH413myheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820todoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213forJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389:neitherH3808was thereanyH376beastוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929withmeH413, save thebeastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that Irodeרֹכֵ֥בro.KhevH7392uponH413.
13And IwentH3318outH3318bynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915by thevalleyהַגַּ֜יאha.Gai'H1516gateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179, eventowardH413the dragon’swellH834, and to the dunggateשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179, and viewed thewallsבְּחוֹמֹ֤תbe.cho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichH834werebrokenH6555downהֵ֣ם׀ פְּרוּצִ֔יםhemhem/ /fe.ru.tzimfe.ru.tzimH6555, and thegatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof wereconsumedאֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.LuH398withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.
14Then Iwentאֶל־'el-H413on to the fountaingateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179and to theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428poolבְּרֵכַ֖תbe.re.KhatH1295: but there wasnoוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369placeמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725for thebeastלַבְּהֵמָ֖הla.be.he.MahH929that wasunderתַּחְתָּֽי׃tach.TaiH8478meוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413topassH5674.
15ThenwentH935Iupעֹלֶ֤ה'o.LehH5927in thenightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915by thebrookבַנַּ֙חַל֙va.Na.chalH5158, and viewed thewallבַּחוֹמָ֑הba.cho.MahH2346; and IturnedH7725backוָאָשׁ֗וּבva.'a.ShuvH7725, andenteredH935by thevalleyהַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'H1516gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179, andsoH1961returnedוָאָשֽׁוּב׃va.'a.ShuvH7725.
16And therulersוְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461knewיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045notH3808whither Iwentהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980, orwhatוּמָ֖הu.MahH4100Ididעֹשֶׂ֑ה'o.SehH6213;neitherH3808had I as yettoldהִגַּֽדְתִּי׃hi.Gad.tiH5046it to theJewsוְלַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.lai.ye.hu.DimH3064,norH3808to thepriestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםve.la.ko.ha.NimH3548,norH3808to thenoblesוְלַחֹרִ֣יםve.la.cho.RimH2715,norH3808to therulersוְלַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.la.se.ga.NimH5461,norH3808to therestוּלְיֶ֙תֶר֙u.le.Ye.terH3499thatdidעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399.
17Thensaidוָאוֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559I unto them, Yeseeרֹאִים֙ro.'ImH7200theevilהָרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451case thatweH587are in,howH834Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389lieth waste, and thegatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof areburnedנִצְּת֣וּni.tze.TuH3341withfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784:comeH1961andletH1961usאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413buildוְנִבְנֶה֙ve.niv.NehH1129upH7200thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, thatweH587benoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750areproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.
18And ItoldH5046them of thehandיַ֣דyadH3027of myGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasgoodטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896uponעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921meH5046; as also of theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697that he hadspokenאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559untomeH5046. And theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Letוְאַף־ve.'af-H637usH5046riseH6965upH6965andbuildוּבָנִ֔ינוּu.va.Ni.nuH1129.Soאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theystrengthenedוַיְחַזְּק֥וּvay.cha.ze.KuH2388theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027for thegoodלַטּוֹבָֽה׃ פla.to.VahH2896workH1697.
19But whenSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֨טsan.va.LatH5571theHoroniteהַחֹרֹנִ֜יha.cho.ro.NiH2772, andTobiahוְטֹבִיָּ֣ה׀ve.toi.YahH2900theservantהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650, theAmmoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֗יha.'a.mo.NiH5984, andGeshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654the Arabian,heardוַיִּשְׁמַע֩vai.yish.Ma'H8085it, they laughedusH5921to scorn, anddespisedוַיִּבְז֖וּvai.yiv.ZuH959usH5921, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is thisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697that yedoעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213? will yerebelמֹרְדִֽים׃mo.re.DimH4775againstH5921thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?
20ThenansweredH559I them, andsaidH559unto them, TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, he willprosperיַצְלִ֣יחַֽyatz.Li.achH6743usוָאָשִׁ֨יבva.'a.ShivH7725; thereforeweוַאֲנַ֥חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650willariseנָק֣וּםna.KumH6965andbuildוּבָנִ֑ינוּu.va.Ni.nuH1129: but ye havenoH369portionחֵ֧לֶקChe.lekH2506,norH369rightוּצְדָקָ֛הu.tze.da.KahH6666,norH369memorialוְזִכָּר֖וֹןve.zi.ka.RonH2146inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
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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