Revised Webster's Bible
Nehemiah 2:1-7
1And it came to pass in themonthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Nisanנִיסָ֗ןni.SanH5212, in thetwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֛ים'es.RimH6242yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, thatwineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196wasbeforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and I tookupוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375thewineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196, andgaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414it to thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428. Now I had not in times past beensadרַ֖עra'H7451in hispresenceלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.
2Therefore thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to me, Why is thycountenanceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440sadרָעִ֗יםra.'ImH7451, seeing thou art notsickחוֹלֶ֔הcho.LehH2470? this is nothing butsorrowרֹ֣עַֽRo.a'H7455ofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820. Then I wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatlyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235afraidוָאִירָ֖אva.'i.Ra'H3372,
3Andsaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, Let thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liveיִחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769: why should not mycountenanceפָנַ֗יfa.NaiH6440besadH3415, when thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892, theplaceבֵּית־beit-H1004of myfathersאֲבֹתַי֙'a.vo.TaiH1’sepulchresקִבְר֤וֹתkiv.RotH6913, liethwasteחֲרֵבָ֔הcha.re.VahH2720, and itsgatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179areconsumedאֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.LuH398withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ סva.'EshH784?
5And Isaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, If it shouldpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and if thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650hath foundfavourיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190in thysightלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440, that thou wouldestsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִיtish.la.Che.niH7971me toJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, to thecityעִ֛יר'irH5892of myfathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1’sepulchresקִבְר֥וֹתkiv.RotH6913, that I maybuildוְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה׃ve.'ev.Ne.nahH1129it.
6And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to me, (thequeenוְהַשֵּׁגַ֣ל׀ve.ha.she.GalH7694alsosittingיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427byhimאֶצְל֗וֹ'etz.LoH681,) For how long shall thyjourneyמַֽהֲלָכֲךָ֖ma.ha.la.kha.KhaH4109be? and when wilt thoureturnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725? So itpleasedוַיִּיטַ֤ב לִפְנֵֽי־vai.yi.Tav lif.nei-H3190H6440thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428tosendוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֔נִיvai.yish.la.Che.niH7971me; and Isetוָֽאֶתְּנָ֥הva.'e.te.NahH5414him atimeזְמָֽן׃ze.ManH2165.
7Moreover Isaidוָאוֹמַר֮va.'o.MarH559to thekingלַמֶּלֶךְ֒la.me.leKhH4428, If it shouldpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, letlettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107begivenיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414me to thegovernorsפַּחֲו֖וֹתpa.cha.VotH6346beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676theriverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104, that they may let me passthroughיַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיya.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674till Icomeאָב֖וֹא'a.Vo'H935intoJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;
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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