Nehemiah 2:8
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וְאִגֶּרֶתve'igeretand a letterH107אֶל־'el-toH413אָסָף'asafAsaphH623שֹׁמֵרshomer[the] keeper ofH8104הַפַּרְדֵּסhapardesthe forestH6508אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834לַמֶּלֶךְlamelekh[belongs] to the kingH4428אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834יִתֶּן־yiten-he will giveH5414לִיlito <the> meעֵצִים'etzimwood<s>H6086לְקָרוֹתlekarotto make beams forH7136אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שַׁעֲרֵיsha'arei[the] gates ofH8179הַבִּירָהhabirahthe citadelH1002אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834לַבַּיִתlabayit[belongs] to the houseH1004וּלְחוֹמַתulechomatand for [the] wall ofH2346הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892וְלַבַּיִתvelabayitand for the houseH1004אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834אָבוֹא'avo'I will goH935אֵלָיו'elavinto itH413וַיִּתֶּן־vaiyiten-and he gave [them]H5414לִיlito meהַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428כְּיַד־keyad-according to [the] hand ofH3027אֱלֹהַי'elohaiGod myH430הַטּוֹבָהhatovah<the> goodH2896עָלָי׃'alaion meH5921
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People: Asaph (Nehemiah 2)