Verse 3
Nehemiah 2:3
Noah Webster Bible
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And said to the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchers, lieth waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָ/אֹמַ֣ר לַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם יִחְיֶ֑ה מַדּ֜וּעַ לֹא יֵרְע֣וּ פָנַ֗/י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָ/עִ֜יר בֵּית קִבְר֤וֹת אֲבֹתַ/י֙ חֲרֵבָ֔ה וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/הָ אֻכְּל֥וּ בָ/אֵֽשׁ
English Translation
And I said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad when the city, the place of my ancestors’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed by fire?"
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