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Nehemiah 2:5-8
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;
8And aletterוְאִגֶּ֡רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107toAsaphאָסָף֩'a.SafH623thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֨רsho.MerH8104of theking’sלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428forestהַפַּרְדֵּ֜סha.par.DesH6508, that he maygiveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414metimberעֵצִ֡ים'e.TzimH6086to makebeamsלְ֠קָרוֹתLe.ka.rotH7136for thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֨יsha.'a.ReiH8179of thepalaceהַבִּירָ֤הha.bi.RahH1002which is near to thehouseלַבַּ֙יִת֙la.Ba.yitH1004, and for thewallוּלְחוֹמַ֣תu.le.cho.MatH2346of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and for thehouseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004that I shallenterאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935. And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414me, according to thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430upon me.
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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