Nehemiah 2:7 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 2:7

I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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 let me pass through till I come unto Judah;

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Moreover, I said unto the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river,.... The river of Euphrates, on that side of it towards the land of Judea: that they may convey me over till I come into Judah; furnish him with provisions, and a guard to protect him.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

I set him a time--Considering the great despatch made in raising the walls, it is probable that this leave of absence was limited at first to a year or six months, after which he returned to his duties in Shushan.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וָאוֹמַר֮	va.'o.Mar	and I said	H559 →
לַמֶּלֶךְ֒	la.me.leKh	to the king	H4428 →
אִם־	'im-	if	H518 →
עַל־	'al-	[is] on	H5921 →
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
ט֔וֹב	Tov	good	H2896 →
אִגְּרוֹת֙	'i.ge.rOt	letters	H107 →
יִתְּנוּ־	yi.te.nu-	let people give	H5414 →
לִ֔י	Li	to me
עַֽל־	'al-	to	H5921 →
פַּחֲו֖וֹת	pa.cha.Vot	[the] governors of	H6346 →
עֵ֣בֶר	'E.ver	beyond	H5676 →
הַנָּהָ֑ר	ha.na.Har	the River	H5104 →
אֲשֶׁר֙	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
יַעֲבִיר֔וּנִי	ya.'a.vi.Ru.ni	they will allow to pass through me	H5674 →
עַ֥ד	'ad	until	H5704 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	that	H834 →
אָב֖וֹא	'a.Vo'	I will come	H935 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יְהוּדָֽה׃	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ezra 8:22
For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God…
leads to
- 1 Peter 3:12
  For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- Psalms 33:18–19
  Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
- 2 Chronicles 16:9
  For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in…
- Psalms 34:15–16
  The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- Lamentations 3:25
  The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Through
Ezra 6:6
Therefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place!
leads to
- Ezra 5:3
  At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
- Proverbs 21:30
  There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
Through
Nehemiah 2:9
Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me.
leads to
- Ezra 8:22
  For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God…