Nehemiah

Nehemiah 2:7

⁷I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates,^b so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.

Footnotes

b 2:7 Hebrew beyond the River; also in verse 9

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I also said	וָאוֹמַר֮	wā·’ō·w·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
to	לַמֶּלֶךְ֒	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
may letters	אִגְּרוֹת֙	’ig·gə·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H107 letter, letter-missive
be given	יִתְּנוּ־	yit·tə·nū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
to me	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
for	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the governors	פַּחֲו֖וֹת	pa·ḥă·wō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6346 governor
west	עֵ֣בֶר	‘ê·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5676 region across or beyond, side
of the Euphrates	הַנָּהָ֑ר	han·nā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
so that	אֲשֶׁר֙	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they will grant me safe passage	יַעֲבִיר֔וּנִי	ya·‘ă·ḇî·rū·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
until	עַ֥ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
I reach	אָב֖וֹא	’ā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Judah	יְהוּדָֽה׃	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ezra 7:21 · Nehemiah 2:9 · Ezra 8:36 · Ezra 6:6 · Ezra 8:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.