{
"verseID": "Nehemiah.2.8",
"source": "וְאִגֶּ֡רֶת אֶל־אָסָף֩ שֹׁמֵ֨ר הַפַּרְדֵּ֜ס אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתֶּן־לִ֣י עֵצִ֡ים לְ֠קָרוֹת אֶת־שַׁעֲרֵ֨י הַבִּירָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־לַבַּ֙יִת֙ וּלְחוֹמַ֣ת הָעִ֔יר וְלַבַּ֖יִת אֲשֶׁר־אָב֣וֹא אֵלָ֑יו וַיִּתֶּן־לִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כְּיַד־אֱלֹהַ֖י הַטּוֹבָ֥ה עָלָֽי",
"text": "*wə-ʾiggeret* to-*ʾāsāp* *šōmēr* the-*pardēs* *ʾăšer* to-the-*melek* *ʾăšer* he-may-give-to-me *ʿēṣîm* for-*qārôt* *ʾet*-*šaʿărê* the-*bîrāh* *ʾăšer*-to-the-*bayit* and-for-*ḥômat* the-*ʿîr* and-for-the-*bayit* *ʾăšer*-I-will-come to-it *wa-yitten*-to-me the-*melek* according-to-*yad*-*ʾĕlōhay* the-*ṭôbāh* upon-me",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾiggeret*": "conjunction + feminine singular - and a letter",
"*ʾāsāp*": "proper noun - Asaph",
"*šōmēr*": "qal participle masculine singular construct - keeper of",
"*pardēs*": "masculine singular - park/forest/garden",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*yitten*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - may he give",
"*ʿēṣîm*": "masculine plural - trees/timber",
"*qārôt*": "piel infinitive construct - to roof/beam",
"*šaʿărê*": "masculine plural construct - gates of",
"*bîrāh*": "feminine singular - fortress/castle/palace",
"*bayit*": "masculine singular - house/temple",
"*ḥômat*": "feminine singular construct - wall of",
"*ʿîr*": "feminine singular - city",
"*ʾābôʾ*": "qal imperfect 1st singular - I will come",
"*wa-yitten*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he gave",
"*yad*": "feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*ʾĕlōhay*": "masculine plural noun + 1st singular suffix - my God",
"*ṭôbāh*": "adjective feminine singular - good"
},
"variants": {
"*pardēs*": "forest/park/royal garden",
"*ʿēṣîm*": "trees/timber/wood",
"*qārôt*": "to beam/roof/make with beams",
"*bîrāh*": "fortress/citadel/palace",
"*ḥômat*": "wall of/rampart of",
"*yad*-*ʾĕlōhay* *ha-ṭôbāh*": "the good hand of my God/God's favorable influence"
}
}