Nehemiah 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 2:8 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 →
וְאִגֶּ֡רֶת
ʼiggereth
H107
letter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אָסָף֩
ʼÂçâph
H623
Asaph
שֹׁמֵ֨ר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
הַפַּרְדֵּ֜ס
pardêç
H6508
park
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִתֶּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִ֣י
עֵצִ֡ים
ʻêts
H6086
tree
לְ֠קָרוֹת
qârâh
H7136
to meet
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שַׁעֲרֵ֨י
shaʻar
H8179
gate
הַבִּירָ֤ה
bîyrâh
H1002
palace
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לַבַּ֨יִת֙
bayith
H1004
house
וּלְחוֹמַ֣ת
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וְלַבַּ֖יִת
bayith
H1004
house
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָב֣וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלָ֑יו
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיִּתֶּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִ֣י
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
כְּיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
אֱלֹהַ֖י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הַטּוֹבָ֥ה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
עָלָֽי
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertains to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. The king granted me, according to the good hand of my God on me.
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King James Version Public Domain
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 palace which appertained 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 upon me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the forest that belongs to the king, that he will give to me timbers to lay the beams of the gates of the citadel, which is for the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house into which I will enter.” And the king gave to me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).