Verse 8

Nehemiah 2:8

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8 and a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertaineth to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God (Elohim) upon me.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/אִגֶּ֡רֶת אֶל אָסָף֩ שֹׁמֵ֨ר הַ/פַּרְדֵּ֜ס אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתֶּן לִ֣/י עֵצִ֡ים לְ֠/קָרוֹת אֶת שַׁעֲרֵ֨י הַ/בִּירָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר לַ/בַּ֨יִת֙ וּ/לְ/חוֹמַ֣ת הָ/עִ֔יר וְ/לַ/בַּ֖יִת אֲשֶׁר אָב֣וֹא אֵלָ֑י/ו וַ/יִּתֶּן לִ֣/י הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ כְּ/יַד אֱלֹהַ֖/י הַ/טּוֹבָ֥ה עָלָֽ/י

English Translation

And a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the forest, that he may give me timber to strengthen the gates of the fortress which belong to the house and for the wall of the city and for the house which I will enter. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

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Chapter 2 Context

1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was... Focus ↗

2 And the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing els... Focus ↗

3 And I said unto the king, Let the king live forever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the... Focus ↗

4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God (Elohim) of heav... Focus ↗

5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favor in thy sight, t... Focus ↗

6 And the king said unto me (the queen also sitting by him), For how long shall thy journey be? and wh... Focus ↗

7 Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyon... Focus ↗

8 and a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams fo...

9 Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had se... Focus ↗

10 And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them... Focus ↗

11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. Focus ↗

12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God (Elohim) pu... Focus ↗

13 And I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal’s well, and to the dung gate, and... Focus ↗

14 Then I went on to the fountain gate and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast tha... Focus ↗

15 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the... Focus ↗

16 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor... Focus ↗

17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates... Focus ↗

18 And I told them of the hand of my God (Elohim) which was good upon me, as also of the king’s words t... Focus ↗

19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard... Focus ↗

20 Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God (Elohim) of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore... Focus ↗

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Book: Nehemiah
Chapter: Chapter 2 (20 verses)
Version: American Standard Version Byzantine Text

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