Verse 4

Nehemiah 2:4

King James Version

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

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר לִ/י֙ הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל מַה זֶּ֖ה אַתָּ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ וָֽ/אֶתְפַּלֵּ֔ל אֶל אֱלֹהֵ֖י הַ/שָּׁמָֽיִם

English Translation

And the king said to me, "What is this that you are seeking?" And I prayed to the God of heaven.

AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini

✓ Bookmark

Done.

Chapter 2 Context

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

2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothi... Focus ↗

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

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

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

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

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

10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exce... 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) ha... Focus ↗

13 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port... Focus ↗

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

15 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the g... 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 distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates... Focus ↗

18 Then I told them of the hand of my God (Elohim) which was good upon me; as also the king’s words tha... 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 ↗

Verse Information

Compare This Verse Across Bibles

Navigate Verse

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20