559 [e]   3 wā·’ō·mar   3 וָאֹמַ֣ר    3 and I said   3 Conj‑w ¦ V‑Qal‑ConsecImperf‑1cs   3

4428 [e] lam·me·leḵ, לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ to the king Prep‑l, Art ¦ N‑ms

4428 [e] ham·me·leḵ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ The king Art ¦ N‑ms

5769 [e] lə·‘ō·w·lām לְעוֹלָ֣ם forever Prep‑l ¦ N‑ms

2421 [e] yiḥ·yeh; יִחְיֶ֑ה live V‑Qal‑Imperf‑3ms

4069 [e] mad·dū·a‘ מַדּ֜וּעַ Why Interrog

3808 [e] lō- לֹא־ not Adv‑NegPrt

7489 [e] yê·rə·‘ū יֵרְע֣וּ should be sad V‑Qal‑Imperf‑3mp

6440 [e] p̄ā·nay, פָנַ֗י my face N‑mpc ¦ 1cs

834 [e] ’ă·šer אֲשֶׁ֨ר when Pro‑r

5892 [e] hā·‘îr הָעִ֜יר the city Art ¦ N‑fs

1004 [e] bêṯ- בֵּית־ the place N‑msc

6913 [e] qiḇ·rō·wṯ קִבְר֤וֹת of tombs N‑mpc

1 [e] ’ă·ḇō·ṯay אֲבֹתַי֙ of my fathers N‑mpc ¦ 1cs

2720 [e] ḥă·rê·ḇāh, חֲרֵבָ֔ה [is] waste Adj‑fs

8179 [e] ū·šə·‘ā·re·hā וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ and its gates Conj‑w ¦ N‑mpc ¦ 3fs

398 [e] ’uk·kə·lū אֻכְּל֥וּ have been consumed V‑QalPass‑Perf‑3cp

784 [e] ḇā·’êš. בָאֵֽשׁ׃ס with the fire Prep‑b, Art ¦ N‑cs

Berean Study Bible
and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

Young's Literal Translation
and say to the king, ‘Let the king to the age live! wherefore should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of the graves of my fathers, [is] a waste, and its gates have been 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? ”

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? Nehemiah 2:3 • Nehemiah 2:3 NIV • Nehemiah 2:3 NLT • Nehemiah 2:3 ESV • Nehemiah 2:3 NASB • Nehemiah 2:3 KJV • Nehemiah 2:3 Biblia Paralela • Nehemiah 2:3 Chinese Bible • Nehemiah 2:3 French Bible • Nehemiah 2:3 German Bible

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