Nehemiah 2:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 2:7 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 →
וָאוֹמַר֮
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לַמֶּלֶךְ֒
melek
H4428
king
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
ט֔וֹב
ṭôwb
H2895
to be good
אִגְּרוֹת֙
ʼiggereth
H107
letter
יִתְּנוּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִ֔י
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פַּחֲו֖וֹת
pechâh
H6346
governor
עֵ֣בֶר
ʻêber
H5676
side
הַנָּהָ֑ר
nâhâr
H5104
stream
אֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
יַעֲבִיר֔וּנִי
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
עַ֥ד
ʻad
H5704
until
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָב֖וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוּדָֽה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Moreover I said to the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah;
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King James Version Public Domain
Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
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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, let letters be given to me for the governors of Beyond-the-River, that they will bring me across as far as where I enter into Judah;
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).