Tree of Life Version
Nehemiah 1:11
11Please, my Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and to the prayer of Your servants who delight in revering Your Name. Give Your servant success today and grant compassion in the presence of this man.” Now I was cupbearer to the king.
Nehemiah 1:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.
- New International Version (NIV)Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this man.” I was cupbearer to the king.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." Now I was cupbearer to the king.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” For I was the king’s cupbearer.
Context of Nehemiah 1:11
9but if you return to Me and obey My mitzvot, and do them, then even if your dispersed people are at the ends of the heavens, I will gather them from there, and bring them back to the place where I have chosen for My Name to dwell.’ 10“They are Your servants and Your people whom You redeemed by Your great strength and by Your mighty hand. Please, my Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and to the prayer of Your servants who delight in revering Your Name. Give Your servant success today and grant compassion in the presence of this man.” Now I was cupbearer to the king.
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אָנָּ֣א אֲדֹנָ֗י תְּהִ֣י נָ֣א אָזְנְךָֽ־קַ֠שֶּׁבֶת אֶל־תְּפִלַּ֨ת עַבְדְּךָ֜ וְאֶל־תְּפִלַּ֣ת עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ הַֽחֲפֵצִים֙ לְיִרְאָ֣ה אֶת־שְׁמֶ֔ךָ וְהַצְלִֽיחָה־נָּ֤א לְעַבְדְּךָ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם וּתְנֵ֣הוּ לְרַחֲמִ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י הָאִ֣ישׁ הַזֶּ֑ה וַאֲנִ֛י הָיִ֥יתִי מַשְׁקֶ֖ה לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- I beseechאָֽנָּ֫א'ân'â 'ânnâh · Please!H577
- thee, let now thine earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
- be attentiveקַשָּׁבqashshâb qashshûb · attentiveH7183
- to the prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
- of thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- who desireחָפֵץchâphêts · delightingH2655
- to fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
- thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- and prosperצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743
- this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- and grantנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- him mercyרַחֲמִיםracham · compassionH7356
- in the sightפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- of this manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- For I was the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- cupbearerשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: wateringH8248
Cross-references for Nehemiah 1:11
- Nehemiah 1:6please let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the prayer of Your servant that I am praying before You today both day and night on behalf of Your servants, the Bnei-Yisrael. I am confessing the sins of Bnei-Yisrael that we have sinned against You—yes, I and my ancestral house have sinned.
- Psalms 86:6Give ear, Adonai, to my prayer, listen to the voice of my supplications.
- Psalms 130:2Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive to the sound of my supplications.
- Proverbs 1:29Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of Adonai,
- Isaiah 26:8Yes, in the way of Your judgments, Adonai, we have waited for You. Your Name and Your remembrance is the desire of our soul.
- Hebrews 13:18Pray for us, for we are convinced that we have a clear conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things.
- Nehemiah 2:8as well as a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king’s forest so he will give me lumber to make beams for the gates of the fortress adjacent to the Temple, for the wall of the city and for the residence I will occupy.” The king granted me the requests because the good hand of my God was upon me.
- Genesis 32:11I am unworthy of all the proofs of mercy and of all the dependability that you have shown to your servant. For with only my staff I crossed over this Jordan, and now I’ve become two camps.
- Genesis 43:14May El Shaddai grant you mercy before the man, so that he may release your other brother to you, along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
- Ezra 1:1Now in the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to accomplish the word of Adonai from the mouth of Jeremiah, Adonai stirred up the spirit of King Cyrus of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom, announcing in a written edict, saying:
- Ezra 7:6this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Torah of Moses that Adonai the God of Israel had given. The king granted him everything he requested, because the hand of Adonai his God was upon him.
- Proverbs 21:1A king’s heart is like a stream of water in the hand of Adonai; he directs it wherever He wants.
- Nehemiah 2:1Then in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his presence before.
- Genesis 40:2Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, with the chief of the cupbearers and with the chief of the bakers.
- Genesis 41:9Then the chief of the cupbearers spoke with Pharaoh saying, “I am reminded of my sins today.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 1:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Mercy in the sight of this man - Favour before the king, Ahasuerus. He seems then to have been giving him the cup. For I was the king's cup-bearer - The king's butler, (the Persians call him saky ), which gave him the opportunity of being frequently with the king; and to be in such a place of trust, he must be in the king's confidence. No Eastern potentate would have a cup-bearer with whom he could not trust his life, poison being frequently administered…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11A Persian king had numerous cup-bearers, each of whom probably discharged the office in his turn.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11grant him mercy in the sight of this man: Nehemiah knew God could make the king kind to him. As a cup-bearer, Nehemiah tasted the king’s wine to ensure it was safe. This role gave him daily access to King Artaxerxes.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. I was the king's cupbearer--This officer, in the ancient Oriental courts, was always a person of rank and importance; and, from the confidential nature of his duties and his frequent access to the royal presence, he possessed great influence.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 1
- 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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