Nehemiah
Nehemiah 2:3
3and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and replied | וָאֹמַ֣ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| to the king | לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | lam·me·leḵ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| May the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| live forever | יִחְיֶ֑ה | yiḥ·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2421 live |
| Why | מַדּ֜וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| should I not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be sad | יֵרְע֣וּ | yê·rə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7489 be evil, bad |
| when | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the city | הָעִ֜יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| where | בֵּית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| my fathers | אֲבֹתַי֙ | ’ă·ḇō·ṯay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| are buried | קִבְר֤וֹת | qiḇ·rō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6913 grave, sepulchre |
| lies in ruins | חֲרֵבָ֔ה | ḥă·rê·ḇāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2720 dry |
| and its gates | וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ | ū·šə·‘ā·re·hā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H8179 gate |
| have been destroyed | אֻכְּל֥וּ | ’uk·kə·lū | Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person common plural | H398 eat |
| by fire | בָאֵֽשׁ׃ס | ḇā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
Cross-references
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Nehemiah 1:3 · 1 Kings 1:31 · Daniel 5:10 · Daniel 2:4 · Psalm 137:6 · 2 Chronicles 32:33 · 2 Chronicles 28:27 · Lamentations 2:9 · Daniel 6:21 · 2 Chronicles 21:20 · Daniel 6:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.