Nehemiah

Nehemiah 2:6

⁶Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
with the queen	וְהַשֵּׁגַ֣ל׀	wə·haš·šê·ḡal	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7694 consort
seated	יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת	yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
beside him	אֶצְל֗וֹ	’eṣ·lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H681 conjunction, proximity
asked	וַיֹּאמֶר֩	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
me	לִ֨י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
How long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
will your journey	מַֽהֲלָכֲךָ֖	ma·hă·lā·ḵă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4109 walk, passage, distance
take	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
and when	וּמָתַ֣י	ū·mā·ṯay	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4970 when?
will you return	תָּשׁ֑וּב	tā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
So it pleased	וַיִּיטַ֤ב	way·yî·ṭaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
the king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
to send me	וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֔נִי	way·yiš·lā·ḥê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7971 send
and I set	וָֽאֶתְּנָ֥ה	wā·’et·tə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
a time	זְמָֽן׃	zə·mān	Noun - masculine singular	H2165 appointed time, time

Cross-references

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Nehemiah 13:6 · Nehemiah 5:14 · Isaiah 65:24 · Nehemiah 2:4 · Isaiah 58:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.