Nehemiah
Nehemiah 2:4
4“What is your request?” replied the king.
So I prayed to the God of heaven
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is your | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| request | מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ | mə·ḇaq·qêš | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| replied | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| So I prayed | וָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֔ל | wā·’eṯ·pal·lêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H6419 intervene, interpose |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֖י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of heaven | הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | haš·šā·mā·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Philippians 4:6 · Proverbs 3:6 · Nehemiah 1:4 · Nehemiah 1:11 · 1 Kings 3:5 · Mark 10:51 · Esther 5:6 · Esther 7:2 · Esther 5:3 · 2 Samuel 15:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.