Nehemiah Chapter 2 verse 5 Holy Bible

ASV Nehemiah 2:5

And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.
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BBE Nehemiah 2:5

And I said to the king, If it is the king's pleasure, and if your servant has your approval, send me to Judah, to the town where the bodies of my fathers are at rest, so that I may take in hand the building of it.
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DARBY Nehemiah 2:5

And I said to the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.
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KJV Nehemiah 2:5

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.
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WBT Nehemiah 2:5

And I said to the king, If it should please the king, and if thy servant hath found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldst send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' sepulchers, that I may build it.
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WEB Nehemiah 2:5

I said to the king, If it please the king, and if your servant have found favor in your sight, that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may build it.
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YLT Nehemiah 2:5

and say to the king, `If to the king `it be' good, and if thy servant be pleasing before thee, that thou send me unto Judah, unto the city of the graves of my fathers, and I built it.'
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewand answeredוָאֹמַ֣ר (wā·’ō·mar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 559: To utter, saythe king,לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ)Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4428: A king“Ifאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notit pleasesט֔וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 2895: To be pleasing or goodthe king,הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4428: A kingand ifוְאִם־ (wə·’im-)Conjunctive waw | ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notyour servantעַבְדְּךָ֖ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 5650: Slave, servanthas found favorיִיטַ֥ב (yî·ṭaḇ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasingin your sight,לְפָנֶ֑יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā)Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 6440: The faceI ask thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatyou send meתִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִי (tiš·lā·ḥê·nî)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singularStrong's 7971: To send away, for, outtoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toJudah,יְהוּדָ֗ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelitestoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe cityעִ֛יר (‘îr)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 5892: Excitementwhere my fathersאֲבֹתַ֖י (’ă·ḇō·ṯay)Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularStrong's 1: Fatherare buried,קִבְר֥וֹת (qiḇ·rō·wṯ)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 6913: A grave, sepulcherso that I may rebuild it.”וְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה׃ (wə·’eḇ·nen·nāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 1129: To buildJump to PreviousApproval Bodies Build Building Built Buried City Fathers Favor Favour Found Good Graves Hand Judah King's Please Pleases Pleasing Pleasure Rebuild Rest Sepulchers Sepulchres Servant Sight Tombs Wouldest