Nehemiah 2:3 Hebrew Text Analysis

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Text Analysis

Strong's	Hebrew	English	Morphology
559 [e]	וָאֹמַ֣ר wā-’ō-mar	And said	Conj-w \| V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs
4428 [e]	לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ lam-me-leḵ,	to the king	Prep-l, Art \| N-ms
4428 [e]	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ham-me-leḵ	the king	Art \| N-ms
5769 [e]	לְעוֹלָ֣ם lə-‘ō-w-lām	forever	Prep-l \| N-ms
2421 [e]	יִחְיֶ֑ה yiḥ-yeh;	May live	V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
4069 [e]	מַדּ֜וּעַ mad-dū-a‘	why	Interrog
3808 [e]	לֹא־ lō-	not	Adv-NegPrt
7489 [e]	יֵרְע֣וּ yê-rə-‘ū	should be sad	V-Qal-Imperf-3mp
6440 [e]	פָנַ֗י p̄ā-nay,	my face	N-mpc \| 1cs
834 [e]	אֲשֶׁ֨ר ’ă-šer	when	Pro-r
5892 [e]	הָעִ֜יר hā-‘îr	the city	Art \| N-fs
1004 [e]	בֵּית־ bêṯ-	the place	N-msc
6913 [e]	קִבְר֤וֹת qiḇ-rō-wṯ	of tombs	N-mpc
1 [e]	אֲבֹתַי֙ ’ă-ḇō-ṯay	my fathers'	N-mpc \| 1cs
2717 [e]	חֲרֵבָ֔ה ḥă-rê-ḇāh,	[lies] waste	Adj-fs
8179 [e]	וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ ū-šə-‘ā-re-hā	and its gates	Conj-w \| N-mpc \| 3fs
398 [e]	אֻכְּל֥וּ ’uk-kə-lū	are burned	V-QalPass-Perf-3cp
784 [e]	בָאֵֽשׁ׃ ḇā-’êš.	with fire	Prep-b, Art \| N-cs
	ס s	-	Punc

Hebrew Texts

Nehemiah 2:3 Hebrew Study Bible (Apostolic / Interlinear)

וָאֹמַ֣ר לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לְעֹולָ֣ם יִחְיֶ֑ה מַדּ֜וּעַ לֹא־ יֵרְע֣וּ פָנַ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָעִ֜יר בֵּית־ קִבְרֹ֤ות אֲבֹתַי֙ חֲרֵבָ֔ה וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ אֻכְּל֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃ ס

KJV with Strong's
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

נחמיה 2:3 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וָאֹמַ֣ר לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לְעֹולָ֣ם יִחְיֶ֑ה מַדּ֜וּעַ לֹא־יֵרְע֣וּ פָנַ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָעִ֜יר בֵּית־קִבְרֹ֤ות אֲבֹתַי֙ חֲרֵבָ֔ה וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ אֻכְּל֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃ ס

נחמיה 2:3 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ואמר למלך המלך לעולם יחיה מדוע לא־ירעו פני אשר העיר בית־קברות אבתי חרבה ושעריה אכלו באש׃ ס

נחמיה 2:3 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ואמר למלך המלך לעולם יחיה מדוע לא־ירעו פני אשר העיר בית־קברות אבתי חרבה ושעריה אכלו באש׃ ס

נחמיה 2:3 Hebrew Bible
ואמר למלך המלך לעולם יחיה מדוע לא ירעו פני אשר העיר בית קברות אבתי חרבה ושעריה אכלו באש׃

Additional Parallel Hebrew

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?"

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