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Nehemiah 2:4 — King James Version← Study notes

Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.


Nehemiah 2:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Nehemiah 2:412 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לִ/י֙liy
pron
הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekə
the kingparticleH4428
royal
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
מַהmah
what?particleH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
זֶּ֖הzeh
thisprepH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
אַתָּ֣הʾatāh
are youprepH859
thou · ye · you
מְבַקֵּ֑שׁməbaqēš
requestingverbH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
וָֽ/אֶתְפַּלֵּ֔לwāʾetəpalēl
and I prayedconjH6419
judge · pray(-er · -ing) · make supplication
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
אֱלֹהֵ֖יʾĕlōhēy
the God ofnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
הַ/שָּׁמָֽיִםhašāmāyim
the heavensparticleH8064
astrologer · heaven
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Aisha MbekiNote1mo ago
Understanding grace - Nehemiah 2
I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. God is faithful in every circumstance. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. Their conte...
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