Revised Webster's Bible
Nehemiah 2:8-16
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.
9Then Icameוָֽאָב֗וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935to thegovernorsפַּֽחֲווֹת֙pa.cha.VotH6346beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676theriverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104, andgaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414them theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lettersאִגְּר֣וֹת'i.ge.RotH107. Now thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971captainsשָׂ֥רֵיSa.reiH8269of thearmyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428andhorsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ פu.fa.ra.ShimH6571with me.
10WhenSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֣טsan.va.LatH5571theHoroniteהַחֹרֹנִ֗יha.cho.ro.NiH2772, andTobiahוְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙ve.toi.YahH2900theservantהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650, theAmmoniteהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it, itgrievedH3415themexceedinglyרָעָ֣ה גְדֹלָ֑הra.'Ah ge.do.LahH7451H1419that there hadcomeבָּ֥אba'H935amanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245thewelfareטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
12And Iaroseוָאָק֣וּם׀va.'a.KumH6965in thenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, I andsomeH4592fewמְעַט֮me.'AtH4592menוַאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀va.'a.na.ShimH582with me; neithertoldהִגַּ֣דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046I anymanלְאָדָ֔םle.'a.DamH120what myGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430hadputנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414in myheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820todoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213atJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389: neither was there anybeastוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929with me, except thebeastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that I rodeuponרֹכֵ֥בro.KhevH7392.
13And I wentoutוָאֵצְאָ֨הva.'e.tze.'AhH3318bynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915by thegateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179of thevalleyהַגַּ֜יאha.Gai'H1516, evenbeforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440thedragonהַתַּנִּ֔יןha.ta.NinH8577wellעֵ֣ין'einH5869H5886, and to thedungהָאַשְׁפֹּ֑תha.'ash.PotH830portשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179, andviewedשֹׂבֵ֜רso.VerH7663H7665thewallsבְּחוֹמֹ֤תbe.cho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, which were brokendownהֵ֣ם׀ פְּרוּצִ֔יםhemhem/ /fe.ru.tzimfe.ru.tzimH6555, and theirgatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179wereconsumedאֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.LuH398withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.
14Then I wentonוָאֶֽעֱבֹר֙va.'e.'e.VorH5674to thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thefountainהָעַ֔יִןha.'A.yinH5869, and to theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428poolבְּרֵכַ֖תbe.re.KhatH1295: but there was noplaceמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725for thebeastלַבְּהֵמָ֖הla.be.he.MahH929that was under me topassלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674.
15Then I wentupעֹלֶ֤ה'o.LehH5927in thenightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915by thebrookבַנַּ֙חַל֙va.Na.chalH5158, andviewedשֹׂבֵ֖רso.VerH7663H7665thewallבַּחוֹמָ֑הba.cho.MahH2346, and turnedbackוָאָשׁ֗וּבva.'a.ShuvH7725, andenteredוָאָב֛וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935by thegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of thevalleyהַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'H1516, and soreturnedוָאָשֽׁוּב׃va.'a.ShuvH7725.
16And therulersוְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461knewיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045not where Iwentהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980, or what Ididעֹשֶׂ֑ה'o.SehH6213; neither had I asyetכֵּ֖ןkenH3651toldהִגַּֽדְתִּי׃hi.Gad.tiH5046it to theJewsוְלַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.lai.ye.hu.DimH3064, nor to thepriestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםve.la.ko.ha.NimH3548, nor to thenoblesוְלַחֹרִ֣יםve.la.cho.RimH2715, nor to therulersוְלַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.la.se.ga.NimH5461, nor to therestוּלְיֶ֙תֶר֙u.le.Ye.terH3499thatdidעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399.
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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