Nehemiah

Nehemiah 2:5

⁵and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and answered	וָאֹמַ֣ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
the king	לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
it pleases	ט֔וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
the king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
and if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֖	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
has found favor	יִיטַ֥ב	yî·ṭaḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
in your sight	לְפָנֶ֑יךָ	lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
I ask that	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you send me	תִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִי	tiš·lā·ḥê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7971 send
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the city	עִ֛יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
where my fathers	אֲבֹתַ֖י	’ă·ḇō·ṯay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1 father
are buried	קִבְר֥וֹת	qiḇ·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6913 grave, sepulchre
so that I may rebuild it	וְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה׃	wə·’eḇ·nen·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H1129 build

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