Nehemiah 2:8 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 2:8

And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.

BSB

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ASV

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 castle which appertaineth 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.

KJV

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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Commentary

4 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest - הפרדס hapardes of the paradise of the king. This I believe is originally a Persian word; it frequently occurs in Arabic, ferdoos, and in Greek, παραδεισος, and in both signifies a pleasant garden, vineyard, pleasure garden, and what we call a paradise.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

King's forest - Of the forest of Lebanon, famous for choice trees. Palace - Of the king's palace, which was adjoining to the house of God. Enter - That I shall build to dwell in while I am there.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Here was an immediate answer to his prayer; for the seed of Jacob never sought the God of Jacob in vain. In the account he gives of the success of his petition he takes notice, 1.

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

30 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאִגֶּ֡רֶת	ve.'i.Ge.ret	and a letter	H107 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אָסָף֩	'a.Saf	Asaph	H623 →
שֹׁמֵ֨ר	sho.Mer	[the] keeper of	H8104 →
הַפַּרְדֵּ֜ס	ha.par.Des	the forest	H6508 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ	la.Me.lekh	[belongs] to the king	H4428 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
יִתֶּן־	yi.ten-	he will give	H5414 →
לִ֣י	li	to <the> me
עֵצִ֡ים	'e.Tzim	wood<s>	H6086 →
לְ֠קָרוֹת	Le.ka.rot	to make beams for	H7136 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שַׁעֲרֵ֨י	sha.'a.Rei	[the] gates of	H8179 →
הַבִּירָ֤ה	ha.bi.Rah	the citadel	H1002 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
לַבַּ֙יִת֙	la.Ba.yit	[belongs] to the house	H1004 →
וּלְחוֹמַ֣ת	u.le.cho.Mat	and for [the] wall of	H2346 →
הָעִ֔יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
וְלַבַּ֖יִת	ve.la.Ba.yit	and for the house	H1004 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
אָב֣וֹא	'a.Vo'	I will go	H935 →
אֵלָ֑יו	'e.Lav	into it	H413 →
וַיִּתֶּן־	vai.yi.ten-	and he gave [them]	H5414 →
לִ֣י	li	to me
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
כְּיַד־	ke.yad-	according to [the] hand of	H3027 →
אֱלֹהַ֖י	'e.lo.Hai	God my	H430 →
הַטּוֹבָ֥ה	ha.to.Vah	<the> good	H2896 →
עָלָֽי׃	'a.Lai	on me	H5921 →

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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.

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Ezra 7:6
this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for…
leads to
- Ezra 8:31
  On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 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…
- Ezra 7:28
  and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the…
Through
Daniel 1:9
Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,
leads to
- Genesis 39:21
  the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
- Psalms 106:46
  He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.
- 1 Kings 8:50
  May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them…
- Proverbs 16:7
  When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
- Nehemiah 2:4
  “What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven