Nehemiah 2:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 2:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וָאֹמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
ט֔וֹב
ṭôwb
H2895
to be good
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִיטַ֥ב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
עַבְדְּךָ֖
ʻebed
H5650
servant
לְפָנֶ֑יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
אֲשֶׁ֧ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִי
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוּדָ֗ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עִ֛יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
קִבְר֥וֹת
qeber
H6913
grave
אֲבֹתַ֖י
ʼâb
H1
father
וְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה
bânâh
H1129
to build
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World English Bible Public Domain
I said to the king, If it please the king, and if your servant have found favor in your sight, that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may build it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I said to the king, “If it is good to the king, and if your servant is good before your face, that you would send me to Judah, to the city of the graves of my fathers, and I will build it.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).