Nehemiah 2:3
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And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
In other translations
And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
Hebrew words
וָאֹמַרva'omarand I saidH559לַמֶּלֶךְlamelekhto the kingH4428הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לְעוֹלָםle'olamfor everH5769יִחְיֶהyichyehmay he liveH2421מַדּוּעַmadua'why?H4069לֹא־lo'-notH3808יֵרְעוּyere'uwill they be sadH7489פָנַיfanaiface myH6440אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004קִבְרוֹתkivrot[the] tombs ofH6913אֲבֹתַי'avotaiancestors myH1חֲרֵבָהcharevah[is] desolateH2720וּשְׁעָרֶיהָushe'areihaand gates itsH8179אֻכְּלוּ'ukeluthey have been consumedH398בָאֵשׁ׃ סva'eshby <the> fireH784
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