NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And said'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) unto the king melek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. Let the king melek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. live chayah (khaw-yaw') to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive for ever `owlam (o-lawm') concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always why should not my countenance paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) be sad yara` (yaw-rah') to be broken up (with any violent action) i.e. (figuratively) to fear -- be grevious (only Isa. 15:4). when the city `iyr (eer) or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town. the place bayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) of my fathers' 'ab (awb) father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-. sepulchres qeber, (keh'-ber) a sepulchre -- burying place, grave, sepulchre. lieth waste chareb (khaw-rabe') parched or ruined -- desolate, dry, waste. and the gates sha`ar (shah'-ar) an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er). thereof are consumed 'akal (aw-kal') to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite. with fire 'esh (aysh) fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible I said to the king, "Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies desolate and its gates have been consumed by fire?" King James Bible 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? Holman Christian Standard Bible and replied to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?" International Standard Version I replied to the king, "May the king live forever. Why shouldn't I be troubled, since the city where my ancestral sepulchers are located lies waste, with its gates burned by fire?" NET Bible I replied to the king, "O king, live forever! Why would I not appear dejected when the city with the graves of my ancestors lies desolate and its gates destroyed by fire?" GOD'S WORD® Translation "May the king live forever!" I said to the king. "Why shouldn't I look sad when the city, the place where my ancestors are buried, is in ruins and its gates are burned down?" King James 2000 Bible And said unto the king, Let the king live forever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchers, lies waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire? Links Nehemiah 2:3Nehemiah 2:3 NIV Nehemiah 2:3 NLT Nehemiah 2:3 ESV Nehemiah 2:3 NASB Nehemiah 2:3 KJV |