Nehemiah

Nehemiah 2:8

⁸And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.”

And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And may I have a letter	וְאִגֶּ֡רֶת	wə·’ig·ge·reṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H107 letter, letter-missive
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Asaph	אָסָף֩	’ā·sāp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H623 Asaph
keeper	שֹׁמֵ֨ר	šō·mêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
of the king’s	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
forest	הַפַּרְדֵּ֜ס	hap·par·dês	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6508 preserve, park
so that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he will give	יִתֶּן־	yit·ten-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
me	לִ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
timber	עֵצִ֡ים	‘ê·ṣîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
to make beams	לְ֠קָרוֹת	lə·qā·rō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7136 encounter, meet, befall
for	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the gates	שַׁעֲרֵ֨י	ša·‘ă·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8179 gate
of the citadel	הַבִּירָ֤ה	hab·bî·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1002 castle, palace
to the temple	לַבַּ֙יִת֙	lab·ba·yiṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
for the city	הָעִ֔יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
wall	וּלְחוֹמַ֣ת	ū·lə·ḥō·w·maṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2346 wall
and for the house	וְלַבַּ֖יִת	wə·lab·ba·yiṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
I will occupy	אָב֣וֹא	’ā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
And because the gracious	הַטּוֹבָ֥ה	haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
hand	כְּיַד־	kə·yaḏ-	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of my God	אֱלֹהַ֖י	’ĕ·lō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
was upon me	עָלָֽי׃	‘ā·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
granted	וַיִּתֶּן־	way·yit·ten-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
my requests	לִ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

Cross-references

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Isaiah 66:14 · Ezra 7:6 · Nehemiah 7:2 · Daniel 1:9 · Nehemiah 2:17–18 · Ezra 5:5 · Genesis 32:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.