Verse 7
Nehemiah 2:7
Young's Literal Translation
7
And I say to the king, 'If to the king [it be] good, letters let be given to me for the governors beyond the River, that they let me pass over till that I come in unto 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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