Verse 7
Nehemiah 2:7
New Living Translation
7
I also said to the king, “If it please the king, let me have letters addressed to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, instructing them to let me travel safely through their territories on my way to Judah.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָ/אוֹמַר֮ לַ/מֶּלֶךְ֒ אִם עַל הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב אִגְּרוֹת֙ יִתְּנוּ לִ֔/י עַֽל פַּחֲו֖וֹת עֵ֣בֶר הַ/נָּהָ֑ר אֲשֶׁר֙ יַעֲבִיר֔וּ/נִי עַ֥ד אֲשֶׁר אָב֖וֹא אֶל יְהוּדָֽה
English Translation
And I said to the king, "If it is good for the king, letters will be given to me for the governors across the river, that they may allow me to pass until I come to Judah."
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