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Nehemiah 2 (WEBP)

[1] In the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, I picked up the wine, and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad before in his presence.
[2] The king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing else but sorrow of heart.” Then I was very much afraid.
[3] I said to the king, “Let the king live forever! Why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?”
[4] Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
[5] I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may build it.”
[6] The king said to me (the queen was also sitting by him), “How long will your journey be? When will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time for him.
[7] Moreover I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah;
[8] and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple, for the wall of the city, and for the house that I will occupy.” The king granted my requests, because of the good hand of my God on me.
[9] Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
[10] When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
[11] So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
[12] I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I didn’t tell anyone what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There wasn’t any animal with me except the animal that I rode on.
[13] I went out by night by the valley gate toward the jackal’s well, then to the dung gate; and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates were consumed with fire.
[14] Then I went on to the spring gate and to the king’s pool, but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass.
[15] Then I went up in the night by the brook and inspected the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.
[16] The rulers didn’t know where I went, or what I did. I had not as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest who did the work.
[17] Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let’s build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we won’t be disgraced.”
[18] I told them about the hand of my God which was good on me, and also about the king’s words that he had spoken to me. They said, “Let’s rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work.
[19] But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?”
[20] Then I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Nehemiah 2 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up () the wine, and gave () it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
[2] Wherefore the king said () unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? () this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore () afraid, ()
[3] 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?
[4] Then the king said () unto me, For what dost thou make request? () So I prayed () to the God of heaven.
[5] And I said () unto the king, If it please () the king, and if thy servant have found favour () in thy sight, that thou wouldest send () me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build () it.
[6] And the king said () unto me, (the queen also sitting () by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? () So it pleased () the king to send () me; and I set () him a time.
[7] Moreover I said () unto the king, If it please () the king, let letters be given () me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over () till I come () into Judah;
[8] 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.
[9] Then I came () to the governors beyond the river, and gave () them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent () captains of the army and horsemen with me.
[10] When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard () of it grieved () them exceedingly that there was come () a man to seek () the welfare of the children of Israel.
[11] So I came () to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
[12] And I arose () in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told () I any man what my God had put () in my heart to do () at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon. ()
[13] And I went out () by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, () and to the dung port, and viewed () () () the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, () and the gates thereof were consumed () with fire.
[14] Then I went on () to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass. ()
[15] Then went I up () in the night by the brook, and viewed () () () the wall, and turned back, () and entered () by the gate of the valley, and so returned. ()
[16] And the rulers knew () not whither I went, () or what I did; () neither had I as yet told () it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did () the work.
[17] Then said () I unto them, Ye see () the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned () with fire: come, () and let us build up () the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
[18] Then I told () them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken () unto me. And they said, () Let us rise up () and build. () So they strengthened () their hands for this good work.
[19] But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard () it, they laughed us to scorn, () and despised () us, and said, () What is this thing that ye do? () will ye rebel () against the king?
[20] Then answered () I them, and said () unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper () us; therefore we his servants will arise () and build: () but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 2:6 Heb. wife

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Nehemiah 2 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο εν μηνι νισαν ετους εικοστου αρθασασθα βασιλει και ην ο οινος ενωπιον εμου και ελαβον τον οινον και εδωκα τω βασιλει και ουκ ην ετερος ενωπιον αυτου
[2] και ειπεν μοι ο βασιλευς δια τι το προσωπον σου πονηρον και ουκ ει μετριαζων ουκ εστιν τουτο ει μη πονηρια καρδιας και εφοβηθην πολυ σφοδρα
[3] και ειπα τω βασιλει ο βασιλευς εις τον αιωνα ζητω δια τι ου μη γενηται πονηρον το προσωπον μου διοτι η πολις οικος μνημειων πατερων μου ηρημωθη και αι πυλαι αυτης κατεβρωθησαν εν πυρι
[4] και ειπεν μοι ο βασιλευς περι τινος τουτο συ ζητεις και προσηυξαμην προς τον θεον του ουρανου
[5] και ειπα τω βασιλει ει επι τον βασιλεα αγαθον και ει αγαθυνθησεται ο παις σου ενωπιον σου ωστε πεμψαι αυτον εις ιουδα εις πολιν μνημειων πατερων μου και ανοικοδομησω αυτην
[6] και ειπεν μοι ο βασιλευς και η παλλακη η καθημενη εχομενα αυτου εως ποτε εσται η πορεια σου και ποτε επιστρεψεις και ηγαθυνθη ενωπιον του βασιλεως και απεστειλεν με και εδωκα αυτω ορον
[7] και ειπα τω βασιλει ει επι τον βασιλεα αγαθον δοτω μοι επιστολας προς τους επαρχους περαν του ποταμου ωστε παραγαγειν με εως ελθω επι ιουδαν
[8] και επιστολην επι ασαφ φυλακα του παραδεισου ος εστιν τω βασιλει ωστε δουναι μοι ξυλα στεγασαι τας πυλας και εις το τειχος της πολεως και εις οικον ον εισελευσομαι εις αυτον και εδωκεν μοι ο βασιλευς ως χειρ θεου η αγαθη
[9] και ηλθον προς τους επαρχους περαν του ποταμου και εδωκα αυτοις τας επιστολας του βασιλεως και απεστειλεν μετ εμου ο βασιλευς αρχηγους δυναμεως και ιππεις
[10] και ηκουσεν σαναβαλλατ ο αρωνι και τωβια ο δουλος ο αμμωνι και πονηρον αυτοις εγενετο οτι ηκει ανθρωπος ζητησαι αγαθον τοις υιοις ισραηλ
[11] και ηλθον εις ιερουσαλημ και ημην εκει ημερας τρεις
[12] και ανεστην νυκτος εγω και ανδρες ολιγοι μετ εμου και ουκ απηγγειλα ανθρωπω τι ο θεος διδωσιν εις καρδιαν μου του ποιησαι μετα του ισραηλ και κτηνος ουκ εστιν μετ εμου ει μη το κτηνος ω εγω επιβαινω επ αυτω
[13] και εξηλθον εν πυλη του γωληλα και προς στομα πηγης των συκων και εις πυλην της κοπριας και ημην συντριβων εν τω τειχει ιερουσαλημ ο αυτοι καθαιρουσιν και πυλαι αυτης κατεβρωθησαν πυρι
[14] και παρηλθον επι πυλην του αιν και εις κολυμβηθραν του βασιλεως και ουκ ην τοπος τω κτηνει παρελθειν υποκατω μου
[15] και ημην αναβαινων εν τω τειχει χειμαρρου νυκτος και ημην συντριβων εν τω τειχει και ημην εν πυλη της φαραγγος και επεστρεψα
[16] και οι φυλασσοντες ουκ εγνωσαν τι επορευθην και τι εγω ποιω και τοις ιουδαιοις και τοις ιερευσιν και τοις εντιμοις και τοις στρατηγοις και τοις καταλοιποις τοις ποιουσιν τα εργα εως τοτε ουκ απηγγειλα
[17] και ειπα προς αυτους υμεις βλεπετε την πονηριαν εν η εσμεν εν αυτη πως ιερουσαλημ ερημος και αι πυλαι αυτης εδοθησαν πυρι δευτε και διοικοδομησωμεν το τειχος ιερουσαλημ και ουκ εσομεθα ετι ονειδος
[18] και απηγγειλα αυτοις την χειρα του θεου η εστιν αγαθη επ εμε και τους λογους του βασιλεως ους ειπεν μοι και ειπα αναστωμεν και οικοδομησωμεν και εκραταιωθησαν αι χειρες αυτων εις αγαθον
[19] και ηκουσεν σαναβαλλατ ο αρωνι και τωβια ο δουλος ο αμμωνι και γησαμ ο αραβι και εξεγελασαν ημας και ηλθον εφ ημας και ειπαν τι το ρημα τουτο ο υμεις ποιειτε η επι τον βασιλεα υμεις αποστατειτε
[20] και επεστρεψα αυτοις λογον και ειπα αυτοις ο θεος του ουρανου αυτος ευοδωσει ημιν και ημεις δουλοι αυτου καθαροι και οικοδομησομεν και υμιν ουκ εστιν μερις και δικαιοσυνη και μνημοσυνον εν ιερουσαλημ